Volatile spring weather will kick into high gear this week as a potential severe thunderstorm outbreak and life-threatening flooding loom large for tens of millions of people in the central and eastern United States.

A destructive weather event will continue for millions of people across the Mid-South on Thursday, with the marathon storm persisting until Sunday.

A wide-reaching storm spawned several intense and violent tornadoes Wednesday and threatens near-nonstop rainfall Thursday that could trigger once-in-a-lifetime flooding. Follow here for live updates.

V iolent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least three people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday in parts of Arkansas,

Florida's Panhandle and portions of North Florida could see some severe thunderstorms Sunday, April 6. From the Gulf Coast and the Interstate 10 corridor on northward to western North Carolina and South Carolina, thunderstorms could bring isolated tornadoes, heavy downpours and hail, according to AccuWeather.

At least six people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest

Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes.

Violent storms and tornadoes tore through cities from Oklahoma to Indiana during what could be a record-setting period of deadly weather and flooding, destroying homes and

Two people were killed in Tennessee, officials said, and millions of people were under severe weather advisories and more than 300,000 customers had lost power.

Parts of the Midwest and South faced the possibility of torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods Friday, while many communities were still reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people.

Several central U.S. states were hit by deadly flash flooding and tornadoes overnight. Tennessee has suffered widespread damage in storms' wake.

The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the U.S. South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and killing two people.

Rain in Middle Tennessee through Sunday will create a significant flood threat with Nashville facing 6 inches of rain or more and Clarksville 10 inches.

A "slight" threat of severe weather continues for Middle Tennessee Thursday, the National Weather Service says, after a round of storms brought damaging winds and heavy rain.

A conveyor-line of storms moving up from the south brought rain, flash flooding, large hail and multiple tornado warnings to Middle Tennessee