Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

The severe weather on March 14-15 impacted several counties, including Jefferson Davis, Pike, Smith, and Walthall Counties.

At least 41 people are dead after a weekend of dynamic storms unleashed tornadoes, blinding dust and wildfires — leaving behind uprooted trees and flattening hundreds of homes and businesses across seven states in the U.

According to the SPC: “The HIGH risk area almost always means a major severe weather outbreak is expected, with great coverage of severe weather and enhanced likelihood of extreme severe (i.e., violent tornadoes or extreme convective wind events over a large area).”

In these high-shear, low instability setups we can get isolated severe thunderstorms. Damaging winds and even the possibility of a brief, spin-up tornado will be the threats. Timing will be very important.