Major severe weather and tornado outbreak likely Wednesday in the Deep South

NOAA highlights potential for 'strong tornadoes' in the South

Severe weather outlook Wednesday
Severe weather outlook Wednesday
NOAA Storm Prediction Center

There’s a potentially big national weather story developing for Wednesday.

A powerful low-pressure system will track across the Deep South Wednesday. All the ingredients are in place for what could be a major severe weather and tornado outbreak Wednesday.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center paints a moderate risk zone in the Deep South.

Severe weather risk areas Wednesday
Severe weather risk areas Wednesday
NOAA

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center highlights the threat in greater detail.

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Severe weather outlook Wednesday
Severe weather outlook Wednesday
NOAA Storm Prediction Center

Here’s a closer look at the regional cities in the severe weather threat zone.

Severe weather risk zone Wednesday
Severe weather risk zone Wednesday
NOAA Storm Prediction Center

Here’s a more detailed chart of what the various risk levels mean for people in the risk zone. Considering we had tornado warnings here in Minnesota in early March last week, it’s a good time to brush up on these risk categories.

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Severe weather risk categories
NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA’s HRRR model shows the low-pressure system sparking off thunderstorm clusters and a squall line as it moves through the Deep South Wednesday.

NOAA HRRR model Wednesday
NOAA HRRR model Wednesday
NOAA via tropical tidbits

It looks likely we’ll see many reports of tornadoes on the ground Wednesday. NOAA has done a good job of getting ahead of Wednesday’s severe threat.