{"id":110635,"date":"2021-03-27T19:48:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T19:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=110635"},"modified":"2021-03-27T19:48:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T19:48:47","slug":"southern-states-brace-for-another-round-of-severe-weather-including-tornadoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/southern-states-brace-for-another-round-of-severe-weather-including-tornadoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern states brace for another round of severe weather, including tornadoes"},"content":{"rendered":"
As people in parts of the South try pick up the pieces from a second round of storms in two weeks that hit Thursday, a third wave of severe weather\u00a0is predicted this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Parts of Arkansas,\u00a0Mississippi,\u00a0Alabama and Tennessee face an enhanced risk warning for severe weather and tornadoes on Saturday, the NWS’ Storm Prediction Center reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Heavy rain,\u00a0hail and wind is expected<\/strong>in\u00a0parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday afternoon and into the evening. Flash flooding is also expected, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n “Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches, combined with saturated soils, could lead to rapid rises in rivers and streams throughout parts of the Mid-South and Tennessee Valley,” the National Weather Service warned.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘Airplanes torn apart like toys’:<\/strong> Severe weather in the South leaves 5 dead in Alabama, 1 in Georgia<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile in the Midwest, eastern Missouri and Illinois can expect isolated severe weather late Saturday afternoon. The\u00a0expected rain, hail and wind will move into Indiana in the evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rain and thunderstorms will also be seen as far as parts of Arizona and New Mexico early Saturday, along with<\/strong>central Illinois, North and South Dakota and Upper Midwest into the night.\u00a0<\/p>\n The storms will shift east into Southeastern and the mid-Atlantic states Sunday, according to AccuWeather, and another round of rain is forecast for the South early next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n