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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. 

paints a moderate risk zone in the Deep South.

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

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

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.

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.

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. 

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

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

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