Severe storms and tornadoes threaten Central and Southern US.

A severe weather outbreak is expected to hit the southern Plains and spread across the Mississippi Valley on Friday, with the potential for large hail, damaging winds, flooding rainfall, and tornadoes. On the northern edge of this system, wintry weather and accumulating snow are expected from the upper Midwest to northern New England. The West is still dealing with cold air and mountain snow this weekend, while above-average temperatures over the South and Southeast will help fuel some of these strong storms.