The New Year has kicked off with warnings that severe weather could strike some of the same parts of the U.S. that had been hit by tornados only two weeks ago.
A cold front pushing into spring-like warmth all week over the southern states, will fuel strong to severe thunderstorms, the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has said.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) cautioned that thunderstorms are expected from Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas to the Western Appalachians on Saturday.