The National Weather Service predicts that severe thunderstorms could endanger residents as far ... [+] south as Florida up the eastern seaboard to southeast Virginia on Thursday. gettyKey FactsAccording to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there were reports of more than 20 tornadoes touching down across five states on Wednesday, with several additional states reporting heavy winds and hail storms. The Alabama Emergency Management Agency warned that the storms could be a “dangerous and life-threatening event,” and Alabama Gov. That’s the number of people in the southeastern U.S. that were at “high risk” from the extreme weather on Wednesday. Further Reading:Tornadoes, Severe Thunderstorms Expected To Slam Southeast U.S. (Forbes)Tornadoes and heavy winds strike five states as storms continue into the Southeast (CNN)

Source: Forbes March 18, 2021 14:50 UTC