Severe Storms Are Expected To Surge Throughout the Southeastern United States

An extremely slow weather system will bring heavy rains and thunderstorms from Louisiana to the Carolinas and Florida through the end of the week, with some of the storms becoming severe.

Storms have the ability to produce localized tornadoes and hail. At 8:20 p.m., Meteorologist Reed Timmer verified a tornado south of Monteverde, Florida.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for many communities in the west Orlando region at 10 a.m. EST Tuesday.

Snows are going to struck the Carolinas

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A hazardous winter storm with heavy winds and ice ripped over sections of the United States. Southeast on Sunday, knocking out electricity, uprooting trees and fences, and covering roadways in a dangerous, icy crust.

Tens of thousands of consumers in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida were without power. Hundreds of automobile accidents were reported by highway patrols, and a storm blasted through a trailer park in Florida.

More than 1,200 Sunday flights were canceled at Charlotte Douglas International, accounting for more than 90% of the airport's Sunday schedule, as per CBS News.

Storms exploded farther west within the same massive storm late Monday and Monday night from Texas to Louisiana, bringing hail and powerful gusts but not widespread destructive winds.

The hail was reported to be 1 inch in diameter or quarter-sized, to 1.75 inches in diameter, or the similar size of a golf ball.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol's First Sergeant Christeopher Knox, a spokesperson, said that by midafternoon, the department had responded to 300 automobile collisions and roughly 800 calls for help.

Two persons were killed after their automobile went off the road and then into trees in a median east of Raleigh on Sunday. The driver and passenger, both 41-year-old South Carolinians, were declared dead at the site of the single-vehicle accident.

However, Transportation Secretary J. Eric Boyette reported that numerous roadways in the state's central and western regions were coated with ice. He stated that the eastern section of the state was experiencing heavy winds and rain.

Kristen Baker Morrow's 6-year-old son fashioned snow angels after their Crouse, North Carolina, the house received four inches of snow Sunday morning, although she said they could not even remain outside for long due to the uncomfortably cold wind chill.

Investigators suspect the automobile was traveling too fast for the circumstances, which Knox characterized as "mixed winter precipitation."

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Forecasters reported thunderstorms in Florida

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A tornado with speeds of 118 mph (190 kph) slammed southwest Florida, according to the National Weather Service.

The tornado was on the ground for over two miles (3 kilometers), with a maximum path width of 125 yards, according to the weather service (115 meters).

Thirty mobile houses were damaged, while 51 others were severely damaged. There were three minor injuries recorded.

According to Virginia State Police, traffic came to a halt Sunday afternoon on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County when a tractor-trailer jackknifed and the truck's cab detached from the trailer in the northbound lanes.

Two further accidents happened during the traffic delay, one of which resulted in minor injuries. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, a diversion is being planned.

Forecasters advise motorists to be attentive and cautious when driving amid severe downpours.

It is critical to avoid driving on flooded roads since the water may be considerably deeper than it seems. Travelers may encounter poor visibility and travel delays.

Thunderstorms may create destructive hail because they are coupled with a pocket of cold air in the middle layer of the atmosphere.

The storms' greatest hazards will be heavy downpours that might cause localized flash floods, but there may be a few severe thunderstorms capable of creating a tornado or waterspout, according to AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno.

A surge of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic will contribute to feeding torrential downpours with local rainfall rates of up to an inch per hour.

Rainfall of 1-2 inches is expected through Wednesday evening, but when downpours last for several hours or multiple storms occur.

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