Conditions are favorable for potentially significant tornadoes, along with damaging straight-line winds, hail and flash flooding in parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, SPC forecasters noted in a forecast discussion.
At lower levels of the atmosphere, there is ample wind shear present to support long-lasting, rotating thunderstorms that can produce an array of extreme weather hazards, including tornadoes.
This outbreak follows severe weather earlier this week in Texas, and is the result of a deep dip in the jet stream that is pulling moisture from the Gulf of Mexico northward.
About 4.6 million people reside in an area designated as being under 'enhanced risk' of severe weather, including major cities across Louisiana and Alabama.
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