Severe storms push east today, placing Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas in the bull\u2019s-eye, with a Level 2 out of 5 severe weather risk in effect along portions of the Florida Panhandle. Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, though a few tornadoes remain possible through this evening. Stay with FOX Weather for the latest updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
After destructive storms and flash flooding slammed the South from Louisiana<\/a> to Georgia on Wednesday, the same cold front continues pushing south and east Thursday, bringing renewed severe weather threats to coastal areas.<\/p>\n MASSIVE COLD FRONT BLASTS ROCKIES WITH SNOW, EAST COAST WASHOUT AND SOUTHERN SEVERE STORMS TO FOLLOW<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n While damaging wind<\/a> gusts are the primary threat, a few tornadoes<\/a> remain possible through this evening.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Wednesday night’s severe storms<\/a> unleashed multiple tornadoes that ripped through Central, West, and Southern Mississippi<\/a>, destroying homes across several counties, downing power lines, and toppling trees onto cars.<\/p>\n A violent night in Mississippi has left Purvis strewn with downed power lines and cars crushed under trees, while a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” was declared for areas near Hattiesburg, putting over 100,000 people directly in the path of the storm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Some of the most significant damage has been reported across Lincoln<\/a>, Lamar<\/a>, Franklin and Kemper counties, with searches and damage assessments still ongoing.<\/p>\n TWISTERS SLAM MISSISSIPPI, DESTROYING HOMES DURING TORNADO EMERGENCY<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n On Thursday, a Level 2 severe storm risk covers the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama<\/a> and Georgia<\/a> this Thursday, with the main threats being damaging wind gusts and a few isolated tornadoes.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Along with that, a Level 1 risk extends from New Orleans up through Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n SEE IT: PHOTOS AND VIDEOS SHOWCASE SURPRISING MAY SNOWSTORM IN COLORADO, WYOMING<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n As this front settles and begins to stall, storms will move over the same areas repeatedly. This increases the risk of flash flooding<\/a> across southern Alabama, Mississippi, and southern Georgia, according to the FOX Forecast Center.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Rainfall<\/a> totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected across this region through Thursday.<\/p>\n HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Most areas will see a brief lull and a chance to dry out on Friday before another disturbance ripples along the stalled front later that evening.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n That stalled cold front, interacting with plentiful Gulf moisture, will fuel rounds of showers and thunderstorms from the Southern Plains through the Southeast<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stick with FOX Weather for the latest tracking, alerts, and live updates on these ongoing storms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Severe storms push east today, placing Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas in the bull\u2019s-eye, with a Level 2 out of 5 severe weather risk in effect along portions of the Florida Panhandle. Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, though a few tornadoes remain possible through this evening. 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