FOX Weather meteorologist Steve Bender warned that a broad severe storm threat is putting more than 40 million people on alert across the South, with large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes all possible as storms develop from Texas toward the Ohio Valley and the Deep South.
Bender said the FOX Weather threat zone stretches from Louisville and northern Kentucky all the way down through Texas, covering a wide area where the atmosphere has enough heat, humidity, and storm energy to support strong thunderstorms.
He stressed that the setup does not look like a major outbreak, but he said it is still the kind of weather threat that could affect the evening commute, nighttime travel, and overnight safety for millions of people…