Powerful tornadoes, hail forecast for wide swath of U.S. south

Nov 28 (Reuters) – Powerful tornadoes and large hail may batter a large swath of the southern United States on Tuesday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast.The NWS on Monday warned the violent storms would hit parts of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee, with heavy wind damage expected.The NWS said the storms could produce powerful “long-track” tornadoes – twisters that stay on the ground far longer than normal tornadoes.The severe storms are being triggered by the collision of a cold front barreling down from the Rocky Mountains and pushing across the central plains, with warmer, …
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