An extremely dangerous outbreak of tornadoes will endanger many lives and property from northeastern Texas into Arkansas, northern Louisiana, northwestern Mississippi and western Tennessee this afternoon into tonight.
These are the same areas that were just hit by
tornadoes Monday afternoon and night, and today's outbreak is expected to be worse than Monday's. Large, long-track tornadoes are a major concern through tonight.
"It's a very dangerous day," said AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Henry Margusity. "It's the kind of day where tornadoes could cause massive destruction."
The
Little Rock, Ark., area is at risk again after multiple tornadoes, including one large twister, just tore through Monday night.
Thunderstorms were starting to initiate over northeastern Texas and southwestern Arkansas around mid-afternoon and will continue developing and becoming more widespread and powerful into this evening.
The thunderstorms and tornado danger will reach the western Tennessee Valley by tonight, before
shifting farther east through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys Wednesday into Wednesday night.