Wind shear colliding with a cold front could produce brief, low-intensity tornadoes, National Weather Service meteorologist says

The winter storm bringing heavy snow and ice to parts of the Midwest also brought tornadic thunderstorms to the South on Wednesday.

The winter storm bringing heavy snow and ice to parts of the Midwest will also bring the threat of severe weather to parts of the South and Southeast on Wednesday.

Back-to-back storm systems will bring the potential for severe weather and flooding to the South over the next several days. Strong thunderstorms could produce damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes,

The South is set to be hit by a series of powerful storm systems over the weekend, which will bring a risk of flooding, severe thunderstorms and tornados.

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are a threat in the South this weekend as a dangerous threat of flooding rain spreads as far north as the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians. The South saw an initial bout of severe weather Wednesday that produced two reports of tornadoes,

A plume of moisture from the Gulf will surge across the South through Thursday. A few tornadoes, including the potential for a strong tornado, and damaging wind gusts are possible for areas from Louisiana into western Georgia.