Communities in the South awoke Monday morning reeling from a deadly tornado outbreak and powerful thunderstorms.
Over the weekend, 27 tornadoes were reported across five states-Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, according to ABC News.
Officials said at least 25 people died in Mississippi, where one long-track twister left a trail of destruction for about 59 miles.
There was at least one storm-related death in Alabama, where a man succumbed to his injuries after being rescued by the first responder.
President Joe Biden on Sunday approved disaster relief for Mississippi, ABC reports.
The latest forecast shows the same storm system will linger in the Southeast on Monday with damaging winds, large hail and an isolated tornado threat.
Parts of southern Georgia and South Carolina will be in the bullseye, including the cities of Columbus, Savannah and Charleston, according to the report.
Flood watches and flash flood warnings were also issued for parts of Alabama and Georgia, where up to seven inches of rain already fell.
A new storm is said to arrive on Monday night, bringing heavy rain and wind along the shore, and heavy snow to the mountains.
The heavy rain is expected to reach the San Francisco Bay Area on
Tuesday morning, but gusty wind will begin Monday. Parts of Southern
Carolina could see local rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for parts of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Northern California, where local snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 feet is possible over the coming days.
The new storm system is forecast to sweet across the country, bringing
more severe weather to Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday.
Areas from Texas to Wisconsin could see a major outbreak of severe weather on Friday, with threats of tornadoes, damaging winds and huge hail, according to ABC News.