The winter storm bringing heavy snow and ice to parts of the Midwest will also bring the threat of severe weather to parts of the South and Southeast on Wednesday.

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Back-to-back storm systems will bring the potential for severe weather and flooding to the South over the next several days. Strong thunderstorms could produce damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes,

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. S​evere thunderstorms and tornadoes are a threat in the South this weekend as a dangerous threat of flooding rain spreads as far north as the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians.

A winter storm that blanketed parts of the Midwest and Northeast with heavy snow and ice also unleashed severe weather, including tornadoes and damaging winds, across the South and Southeast on Wednesday.

A plume of moisture from the Gulf will surge across the South through Thursday. A few tornadoes, including the potential for a strong tornado, and damaging wind gusts are possible for areas from Louisiana into western Georgia.