Destructive tornado outbreak expected to slam the South for second time in 8 days
Tornadoes, damaging wind and large hail will plague an already hard-hit region
By Matthew Cappucci
March 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
An outbreak of severe weather, including the likelihood of strong tornadoes, is set to slam the South on Thursday after a barrage of roughly 50 tornadoes tore through the region last week. The National Weather Service has declared a rare level 5 out of 5 “high risk” of severe thunderstorms, highlighting a volatile atmospheric setup with the potential to yield widespread and destructive storms.
The high-risk zone includes Huntsville, Ala., and Tupelo, Miss. It is surrounded by a larger zone, which includes Memphis, Nashville, and Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Ala., where the threat is rated at level 4 out of 5 and there is also a serious risk for severe weather.
“Tornadoes, large to very large hail, and damaging winds to hurricane force also are possible over a broad area from the central Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley and southern Appalachians,” the Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center wrote.
It’s the first time in three decades that two top-tier high-risk notices have been issued in the month of March, the category marking the highest tier on a five-step scale. The Storm Prediction Center even took an unusual step in mentioning “potentially violent, long-track tornadoes,” the term “violent” corresponding to twisters of EF4 to EF5 strength, the most extreme levels on the Enhanced Fujita scale for tornado damage.
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