The forecast comes days after an expansive storm similarly trekked across the U.S. last week, unloading snow in the northern Plains and bringing tornadoes and wildfires to the South. At least five storm-related deaths in Nebraska and Mississippi were tied to that storm.

A strong spring storm during the first week of March could spawn a severe weather outbreak, including tornadoes, among its impacts in the South. Here is what you need to know in our latest forecast.