WHITFIELD: Karen Maginnis is in the weather center to give us kind of a view outside the window without getting wet or snowed upon.</s>KAREN MAGINNIS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes. We were talking about how chilly was in the deep south, and daffodils and tulips blooming everywhere, but temperatures in Atlanta only in the 50s now. In Macon, Georgia, 100 or so miles away, the temperatures in the upper 70s. Winds coming out of the east toward Atlanta and we also have winds coming up from the southwest more towards Macon. So you kind of have this clash of the atmosphere and right along that boundary, that's where the thunderstorms are breaking out and that's where we're seeing the severe weather pop. Now, this is a tornado watch in effect until 9:00 p.m. It encompasses a broad area of Alabama, also a good chunk of western and southwestern Georgia. It does not include the metro Atlanta area and is not to say it won't. The atmosphere is moist. The dew points are high enough that we could see the potential for severe weather. We already have, especially over in Alabama. Now take a look at this. This is something that has just happened now, it has just popped up. This particular cell between Atlanta and Macon, this other particular cell that we're watching, this is all in Georgia right now. These have the potential to spawn tornadic activity. What we have been seeing with these have been some very high winds and also a lot of reports of hail. So, Fredericka, the atmosphere is quite saturated. We knew we would see a severe weather event today and it does look like that is materializing. And we'll keep you update on that.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, look forward to that. Thanks so much, Karen, appreciate it. All right, we'll have much more right after this.
Storm Threat in the South