Millions braced for dangerous severe weather in US

Overall, more than 75 million Americans are in the threat zone through the end of the weekend. The storm system is bringing a variety of hazardous weather impacts, including severe thunderstorms and a wintry blast on the northern side.ABC reported.

By Saturday evening, strong to severe thunderstorms will begin to erupt across the southern Plains, possibly impacting cities like Oklahoma City and Dallas through the nighttime hours. Very large hail and damaging wind gusts are the primary hazards, and an isolated brief tornado could also occur.

Southern Louisiana near Baton Rouge, was under a flash flood warning Saturday evening, with some areas already experiencing 3.5 to 4.5 inches of rain with 1 to 2 more inches possible by Sunday morning.

A tornado watch was in effect for much of Oklahoma Saturday evening until 1 a.m. on Sunday.