Severe storms with damaging winds, tornadoes, hail and flooding are all possible Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Maps showing precipitation forecast totals on the left and severe thunderstorm risk on the right for April 2, 2025. Images: Pivotal Weather/NOAA A highway of moisture flowing off unusually warm waters — combined with an intense storm system — will result in dangerous flooding from Arkansas through the Ohio and the Tennessee valleys over the next few days.

Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South. The potent storm system will bring the threat of “significant,

Storms have entered our region and will continue tracking east throughout the evening hours. A portion of the area was earlier upgraded to a High Level 5 out of 5 risk of severe weather, meaning confidence has increased even more in which we will see widespread and potentially significant severe weather.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a severe Thunderstorm warning for northeastern Franklin County Wednesday morning. The storm could bring 60 mph winds and half-dollar-sized hail, potentially damaging vehicles,