Damaging storm threat comes to an end in mid-Mississippi, lower Ohio valleys
The region was on the warm side of a massive cross-country winter storm that continues to unleash its wrath over at least 25 states.
Severe storm threat ongoing in the Midwest
A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of Illinois Wednesday as severe storms move through the area.
The threat for severe thunderstorms ended Wednesday evening for parts mid-Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys after the Storm Prediction Center allowed a Tornado Watch box to expire.
The region was on the warm side of a massive cross-country winter storm that continues to unleash its wrath over at least 25 states.
The FOX Forecast Center expected damaging wind gusts to be the main threat in the afternoon from parts of Arkansas to eastern Missouri, southern Illinois and western Kentucky.
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Flash flooding also a concern in Midwest
As the line of thunderstorms lifts to the north, it will produce heavy rain capable of flash flooding. The highest threat of flash flooding will stretch from northeastern Missouri to central and northern Illinois, northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan.
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"All these thunderstorms that could produce severe weather across the central Plains," Merwin said. "Although the severe component goes away, they still are laced with deep tropical moisture and that's what leads to the flooding threat up north."