Rare Level 4 out 5 risk of severe weather for Southeast, Mid-Atlantic

Rare Level 4 out 5 risk of severe weather for Southeast, Mid-Atlantic

A sprawling line of severe thunderstorms that slammed the Heartland Sunday is charging east Monday, placing parts of the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast under a rare Level 4 out of 5 risk of severe weather. Tornado Watches and Tornado Warnings were in place for parts of the Georgia and the Florida panhandle early Monday. Long-track tornadoes are possible Monday afternoon in the Carolinas, north through Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Additionally, these storms are expected to produce damaging wind gusts between 60-80 mph across these regions. Severe weather will spread as far north as New York City.