Millions brace for tornado outbreak and flash flooding in powerful spring storm

A powerful spring storm is forecast to unleash a tornado outbreak in the central part of the country Wednesday, with multiple, long-track EF3 tornadoes possible, along with a potentially historic flash flood event.

A powerful spring storm is forecast to unleash a tornado outbreak in the central part of the country Wednesday, with multiple, long-track EF3 tornadoes possible, along with a potentially historic flash flood event.

As many as 72 million people from northern Texas to central Michigan are under severe storm risk in the system that will see heavy rains, flash flooding and strong tornadoes hit the lower Ohio Valley and the mid-South region of the United States, the National Weather Service said.

The flash flooding is “only the beginning of a multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic event,” it warned in its morning advisory. 

Severe storms will be possible for the next five days in a row — with the greatest risk Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the storms pose a risk of multiple long track EF-3 tornadoes, wind gusts up to 75 mph or higher, damaging hail 2 inches or larger in diameter with a high risk area from Paducah, Kentucky, down to Memphis, Tennessee.

https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/storms/tornado-outbreak-flash-flooding-rcna199242

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