Weather Service: Tens of Millions of People Facing Strong Tornadoes, Destructive Winds

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows potential impacts of severe weather in the central United States, according to a map posted March 31, 2023. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued severe weather warnings and alerts to “tens of millions of people” across the United States as a powerful system has started to develop on March 31.

“At least a few long-track, strong to potentially violent tornadoes, intense damaging wind, and very large hail are probable across much of the Mississippi Valley,” said the NWS in a bulletin.