The winter storm could impact up to 170 million people across more than 20 states from the southern Plains to the Midwest and East, AccuWeather said.
The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a tornado watch at 7:49 a.m. on Wednesday in effect until 1 p.m. The watch is for Cabarrus, Davie, Mecklenburg, Rowan and Union counties.
A powerful and damaging spring storm system that wreaked havoc on the South earlier this week is continuing to barrel toward the East Coast, where more than 64 million people from Florida to New
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch that includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas until 7 p.m. Tuesday. The threat of severe weather prompted New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to roll early Fat Tuesday and attention is now turning what is in the forecast this afternoon and evening.
Counties across North and South Carolina are under the National Weather Service's tornado watch amid stormy weather.
On Wednesday at 7:56 a.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued a tornado watch in effect until 1 p.m. The watch is for Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender and Robeson counties.