A Tornado Watch remains in effect for portions of Oklahoma and Texas early Tuesday morning as severe weather sweeps across portions of the Plains and Deep South. FOX Weather Meteorologists Britta Merwin and Craig Herrera break down the latest forecast.

A tornado punctuated a severe thunderstorm that blew through Ada, Oklahoma early Tuesday morning as part of a sprawling severe weather outbreak that brought tornado and wind damage to multiple states.

You hear the terms watch and warning a lot in severe weather. Here's what they mean and what you should do when it's issued in your area.

Severe thunderstorm and tornado alerts have been issued across multiple states on Wednesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued tornado watches for a number of counties in North and South Carolina.

A tornado warning has been issued for the Central Virginia area by the National Weather Service. This warning is in effect until 12:30 p.m. and will affect the following counties: Northwestern Henrico County Central Hanover County Southeastern Goochland County Northeastern Powhatan County According to the National Weather Service,

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch that includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas until 7 p.m. Tuesday. The threat of severe weather prompted New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to roll early Fat Tuesday and attention is now turning what is in the forecast this afternoon and evening.

A dangerous line of severe thunderstorms continues to move east after causing damage across parts of Texas and Oklahoma. FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen explains the tornado threat for Louisiana,

Oklahoma has already seen several tornado warnings as severe storms move across the state overnight into Tuesday morning.