Tornadoes can (and have) hit every U.S. state, but the area nicknamed Tornado Alley is probably where your mind goes when you think of dangerous twisters. This year, that's not be the region of highest concern,

A multiday outbreak of severe weather — including the potential for strong tornadoes — will begin Friday as a strong storm system barrels across the Lower 48. Parts of the Deep South, Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys and even the East Coast will be impacted by severe thunderstorms,

Weather forecasters warn about a major multiple-day outbreak of severe weather that includes multiple strong tornadoes from the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf Coast, Great Lakes and Atlantic coast through the weekend.