On Wednesday night, about 38,000 people had lost power across Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, according to PowerOutage.us, which aggregates live power data from utilities across the United States.
On Thursday, the storms could continue to produce tornadoes, wind damage and large hail in parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, the Weather Service said.
The warning of a second day of powerful storms came after the Weather Service had issued a “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch for parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi on Wednesday until 7 p.m., indicating “a potential for multiple strong, long-track tornadoes.”
More than 2.7 million people had been at high risk from the storms on Wednesday, mostly in Mississippi and Alabama, it said, with an additional 5.6 million people at moderate risk. On Wednesday night, the Weather Service said, the potential for significant tornadoes continued, with much of the greatest risk in Alabama.
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