They declare emergency due to storms in the United States

Due to storms and tornadoes they declare a state of emergency in Alabama, United States

Extreme weather affects most of the southern part of the national territory

More than 50 million people are on alert for tornadoes and floods

Storms and tornadoes already cause fear between the authorities and that is why the Alabama government declares a state of emergency before climate extreme in most of the southern United States, according to the US news portal Wbrz.

It was this Thursday morning that Alabama Governor Kay Ivy announced a state of emergency due to the serious meteorological threat to which more than a million people would be subjected in the area that includes Decatur and Madison in Alabama and Florence in Mississippi.

THREAT

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Verbatim, he wrote: “Due to the threat of severe weather, I am declaring an SOE for 28 counties. I urge all Alabamians to keep a close eye on the weather system as it continues to affect parts of LA, especially if you are in the line of the most risky storms. »

It was the National Weather Service (NWS) warned this Thursday of possible dangerous tornadoes and heavy rains in the southern United States and some media such as CNN said that more than 50 million people were at risk. Filed Under: United States Emergency Storms

RISK OF MORE PHENOMENA

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The risk of more extreme weather events follows a week in which the southern states experienced several tornadoes that caused serious damage and now the storms increase the emergency in the United States.

NWS noted the expectation of «a day of active and dangerous phenomena» in the south central region including tornadoes with long displacements, hailstorms and damaging winds. «Some of these phenomena could extend north to the Ohio River Valley,» the agency said. Filed Under: United States Emergency Storms

FORECAST ‘HIGH RISK’

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Storm Forecast Center (SPC) issued a rare «high risk» forecast Thursday from northern Mississippi and Alabama to a portion of southwestern Tennessee.

In its morning bulletin, the SPC indicated that the meteorological conditions «will be capable of causing multiple tornadoes, some from strong to violent, with considerable destructive potential.» Filed Under: United States Emergency Storms

DANGER WILL GROW

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This morning there were already isolated rains and thunderstorms in vast areas of the south and NWS noted that «the threat of severe and extensive storms will grow substantially in the afternoon.» «However, strong storms will also be dangerous in other parts of the south,» he added.

NWS identified the Tupleo, Jackson and Columbus areas in Mississippi; from Huntsville and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Nashville, Tennessee, as the most likely to have severe hailstorms and long-haul tornadoes. Filed Under: United States Emergency Storms

RAIN COULD SPREAD

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The strong storms that put some areas of the United States in emergency could extend to the Atlanta metropolitan area, in Georgia, during the night of today Thursday or early tomorrow Friday, the NWS added.

The threat of severe weather conditions «will diminish as this system moves east on Friday, but strong storms from the Carolinas, central Georgia and southeastern Alabama cannot be ruled out.» Filed Under: United States Emergency Storms

EXTREME WEATHER

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Extreme weather will be noticeable starting today from the Gulf of Mexico to the Ohio River Valley. Even experts point out that tornadoes are long-lasting, which is why they have issued some recommendations for the population in danger.

Authorities from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) announced: “A possible outbreak of strong storms, including several strong long-duration tornadoes, large hail and destructive winds will take place Thursday through Thursday night. in a part of the lower Mississippi valley and the southeastern states ”.

«MODERATE» RISK

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According to the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center, areas of Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi are at a “moderate” risk level of 4 out of 5 for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening. night.

«An outbreak of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms is expected Thursday over much of the southeastern United States and the lower Mississippi Valley north through the Ohio Valley region,» Chief Bill Bunting explained to Newsweek. forecast operations of the Storm Prediction Center.

WHICH CITIES WILL IT AFFECT?

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According to CNN, the risk category of level 4 out of 5 means that “widespread strong storms are likely,” so large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are very likely to occur.

Tornadoes could impact several US cities such as Jackson in Mississippi, Birmingham, Huntsville in Alabama and Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee, according to the first report issued Wednesday night.

WILL BE EXTENDED

In addition, Bill Bunting said that it is likely that the storms and tornadoes in the United States could spread to «southern Kentucky, eastern Arkansas, northeastern Louisiana, the Bootheel of Missouri and northwestern Georgia.»

«The risk of tornadoes, in addition to damaging the straight line winds of a thunderstorm and large hail, will exist throughout the day, but will be greater during the afternoon until late at night,» he explained to CNN.

«PEOPLE SHOULD NOT LOWER THE GUARD»

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But Bunting added to his US tornado forecast: “Thunderstorms will move quickly, which means it will be important to take action when warnings are issued and not wait to visually confirm the hazard. Also, multiple rounds of storms will affect some areas, and people should not let their guard down until all storms have passed. »

«Now is the time to develop or review your severe weather safety plan, and make sure you have multiple ways to receive tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service,» he told CNN.

FLOODS

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The forecast of thunderstorms was considered from Wednesday night for central Texas to Mississippi, however, it would be during the morning of this Thursday that they could spread in a scattered way with a more widespread rain near the Texas Mango.

It is even warned that the storms could present a series of heavy rains that would cause flooding in some parts of the south, this before the report of tornadoes in several cities in the United States.