A series of severe thunderstorms packing high winds, hail and tornadoes will progress from the Great Lakes to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys through the end of the week, AccuWeather meteorologists warn.
A significant risk to lives and property may unfold.
Through Saturday, close to 200 million people in the central and eastern United States will be at risk of severe weather at some point. While the risk may take up only a small part of the 72-hour period, it could prove to be shocking and devastating to those most significantly affected by the storms.
A front will press southeastward into a zone of warm and increasingly humid air--setting the stage for multiple days of severe weather into the weekend. Some communities in the Midwest may face a severe weather emergency with a number of casualties and tremendous destruction in the pattern through Friday night. Some neighborhoods could be strewn with downed trees and be without power for an extended period.
Dangerous severe weather Thursday
