A sprawling storm system barreling out of Texas is slamming the Mississippi Valley with dangerous weather Saturday, threatening more than 50 million Americans with tornadoes, large hail and destructive winds.

Warm, humid air surging north from the Gulf of Mexico collided with a powerful cold front sweeping through the nation’s midsection, setting off explosive conditions across the Ark-La-Tex region and the Ozarks, according to Fox Weather.

National Weather Service had issued tornado watches for parts of Oklahoma , Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas through Saturday night. 4

Severe thunderstorm watches stretched east across the lower Mississippi Valley, Fox Weather reported.

The storm systems are said to be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and possibly tornadoes well

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