While wind gusts up to 45-50 miles per hour may enter the state Tuesday morning. As the strongest part of the storm moves through, gusts could reach 70 miles per hour in the area of Enhanced Risk and 60 miles per hour in the areas of Slight Risk.

Severe thunderstorms continue to bring wind gusts up to 70 mph and the threat of tornadoes across parts of Mississippi and Louisiana, including New Orleans. FOX Weather Meteorologist Steve Bender explains what those in Arkansas,

A tornado punctuated a severe thunderstorm that blew through Ada, Oklahoma early Tuesday morning as part of a sprawling severe weather outbreak that brought tornado and wind damage to multiple states.

For more information on how to prepare for tornadoes in North Carolina and what to do during and after them, check out these resources: The National Weather Service says 1.5 inches of snow fell at Raleigh-Durham International Airport overnight — a record that ties the 2022 mark. In eastern North Carolina, Morehead City saw five inches of snow.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until 1 p.m. EST for parts of North Carolina and South Carolina.

An updated tornado watch was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC on Wednesday at 2:37 p.m. in effect until 8 p.m. The watch is for Edgecombe, Halifax, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson counties.