A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the US Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi, Report informs via The Independent.
Strong storms moving across the Southeast are expected to continue producing "gusty, damaging winds," hail and tornadoes through Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira said. So far, the line of severe weather has led to about 40 tornado reports from southeastern Texas to Alabama, Pereira said, but those reports remain unconfirmed until surveys of damage are completed.
"It's not unheard of but it is fairly uncommon to have a severe weather outbreak of this magnitude this late in the year," he said. The storms will continue to slide east until they eventually move offshore, meaning severe weather risks will dwindle into Sunday evening.