Severe storms and extreme weather threaten southern US.

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Severe storms and extreme weather threaten southern US.
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Severe weather, including tornadoes and hail the size of tennis balls, is threatening parts of the southern US on Wednesday, with areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana under severe thunderstorm warnings. Tornado warnings are in place for swathes of Alabama and Georgia. Daily hailstorms have plagued the southern plains US since Saturday, with hail exceeding 2 inches in diameter, which can be dangerous and cause death. The National Weather Service blames the weather on unusually high amounts of wind sheer.

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