The worst-case weather is expected to spread from parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley to Alabama, according to the Hurricane Forecasting Center.
The center is warning of a “high risk” for severe weather – a category level that is not taken lightly and is used on average once or twice a year. There were no “high risk” days in 2020. The last was in May 2019.
CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said Wednesday that about 11 million Americans in the region are at greater risk for long-term tornadoes.
National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama
Warned That “strong anticipation from a violent tornado.” Some areas are at high risk of violent long-track tornadoes, with winds of more than 80 miles, as well as tennis ball-sized hail, service.
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Long track tornadoes are those that stay on the ground for minutes continuously, in contrast, which can only be in the ground for a few minutes.
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Warned Storms can be a “dangerous and fatal event”.
In response to the forecast, the Governor of Alabama. Kay Ivy issued a state of emergency, saying in a statement that “she was very careful.”
Ivy said in a statement that estimates are showing that this will be a widespread event with some of the most severe weather forecasts from early Thursday morning until late Wednesday night.
The governor added, “Please make preparations now in case your area is affected in any way. I will keep an eye on the system and encourage every Alabamiian to do the same.”
Other officials have also urged residents of the state to prepare for Tuesday.
Weather service in mobile, “Make sure you have several ways to receive alerts.”
Wrote on Twitter. “Also plan to go to a safe place, a warning should be issued. Please, do not focus on a specific risk level. Everyone in the region needs to be prepared for significant severe weather!”
CNN’s Dave Elsup, Jackson Dill and Jennifer Gray contributed to this report.
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