A multiday outbreak of severe weather — including the potential for strong tornadoes — will begin Friday as a strong storm system barrels across the Lower 48. Parts of the Deep South, Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys and even the East Coast will be impacted by severe thunderstorms,

Severe storms, which potentially could include menacing tornadoes, are barreling toward Georgia today as much of the state braces for a heavy punch from Mother Nature by nightfall.