As wildfires expand across North and South Carolina, forecasters expect powerful thunderstorms to erupt across the central U.S.

In recent years, Tennessee and the Southeast have seen an uptick in tornado activity as weather patterns shift. Is there a new "tornado alley"?

At the beginning of February, two tornadoes ripped through East Tennessee and in recent weeks the state ... Georgia and includes upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina.

− Damaging high winds and possible tornadoes were forecast to blast ... has issued a statewide ban on all open burning. In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency ...

Tornado warnings and the weather phenomena itself have increased in Tennessee in recent years ... Georgia and includes upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina. This area has been ...