The National Weather Service issued tornado watches for more than 2 million people on Saturday. An "outbreak" of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms is expected through Saturday night in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, western Georgia, southern Tennessee, the Florida Panhandle and southern Arkansas.

"The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and several tornadoes," National Weather Service warns

A powerful spring storm is rapidly approaching central Illinois with several counties already under a tornado watch.

A Tornado watch is in effect for west central Indiana until 4am Saturday and a Wind Advisory is in effect for all of central Indiana through 4 pm Saturday. All week we’ve been monitoring the

Numerous significant tornadoes are expected Saturday afternoon and evening, with the highest risk across several states in the Deep South, forecasters say.