Tornado touches down in Atlanta as severe storms threaten Southeast and Midwest

A tornado touched down in Atlanta Monday morning as more than 100 million people in the Midwest and Southeast are threatened by severe storms.

The tornado hit the area between 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. but no damage was reported, according to the National Weather Service. A day earlier, the same storm system caused property damage and power outages in Mississippi.

As the storm moves east, it potentially brings heavy hail and winds of up to 70 mph. West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee may see inclement weather.

Downed trees cover Oakview Drive in Tupelo, Miss., Monday, May 3, 2021. A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday afternoon and into the nighttime hours. Late Sunday, a “tornado emergency” was declared for Tupelo and surrounding areas. (Thomas Graning/)

A separate storm system is developing over the Midwest, from northern Texas through and into the Great Lakes region. Southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, southern Illinois, southern Indiana, southwest Kentucky and northwest Tennessee could receive the brunt of the second system.

Thunderstorms are likely through the rest of Monday in the region, but could continue through Tuesday morning.