A massive storm system is sweeping its way across the country this weekend, prompting severe weather including wildfires, thunderstorms, and tornadoes.
On Friday, a large storm system swept through the central U.S., causing at least six deaths, damaging buildings, and sparking more than 100 wildfires. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Missouri and Arkansas.
Nearly 150 fires were reported in Oklahoma, fueled by high winds and dry conditions. The fires prompted evacuations, and some homes were destroyed.
Meteorologists predicted a large storm system would begin in the central U.S. on Friday and move toward the East Coast over the weekend.
The second day of the storm system prompted tornado threats in the Mississippi Valley and the south.
The National Weather Service issued tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for Saturday in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Southern Tennessee, Southern Arkansas, Western Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle.
AccuWeather meteorologists said that severe weather, including the tornado threat, will reach its peak from Saturday afternoon to Saturday night.
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“Just as with Friday, there will be the potential for a tornado to occur just about anywhere in this zone,” AccuWeather said. “However, AccuWeather believes the greatest risk for tornadoes will focus from just south of Interstate 40 in Tennessee to near Interstate 10 in southeastern Louisiana and the panhandles of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.”
The storm is expected to move into the East Coast on Sunday with risk of severe weather that extends from northern Florida to New York state.