By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
November 30, 2018, 12:24:28 PM EST
Following dangerous storms from Friday evening over part of the lower Mississippi Valley, the risk of severe weather will shift farther east across the Deep South on Saturday.
While a widespread tornado outbreak is not foreseen, a few isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out from the Mississippi Delta region in Louisiana to part of the Mississippi Panhandle, southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and parts of southern and central Georgia.
The severe weather threat will be limited to the morning and midday hours from southeastern Louisiana to part of Alabama but is likely to extend into the afternoon farther east.
Those traveling on the highways or spending time outdoors should keep an eye out for rapidly changing weather conditions.
It is possible that heavy, gusty thunderstorms extend along the Georgia and Carolina coasts for a time on Saturday night.
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The most common risks to lives and property will be from strong wind gusts and torrential downpours.
Winds can be strong enough in some of the storms in lieu of a tornado to knock down trees and damage roofs of homes.
The downpours can be heavy enough at the local level to cause urban flooding and low-lying area flooding.
Motorists are urged not to attempt to drive through flooded roads as the water may be much deeper than it appears and the road surface may have been washed away beneath the water.
North of the severe weather threat area, drenching rain and patchy dense fog can hinder travel on the roads and at the airports, including Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Download the free AccuWeather app to monitor the weather forecast and keep up-to-date with severe weather watches and warnings as they are issued.
Instead of a blast of chilly air sweeping in on Sunday, warmth will abound with temperatures climbing to record-challenging levels in much of the Southeast. Highs in the 70s will be common.
Much of the Florida Peninsula can expect highs in the 80s later this weekend to early next week.
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