Seventeen million people in the South are at risk of damaging winds, strong tornadoes and hail on Saturday as the region braces for more potentially destructive storms.

Several tornadoes have been reported in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in recent days, including an EF-1 tornado (winds of 86 to 110 mph) near Fullerton, Louisiana on Friday.

On Thursday, the National Weather Service confirmed that five tornadoes occurred in Texas, including an EF-1 in the Houston area that caused structural damage to some homes.

The risk of additional storms on Saturday extends from East Texas to Alabama and includes the cities of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Houston, Texas, Jackson and Birmingham.

“Storm development is possible early this morning, with stronger development possible across East Texas/West Louisiana in the afternoon,” the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center said on will exist during this time.” late afternoon/early evening.”

A tornado warning is in effect for an area stretching from east Texas to southwest Mississippi, where “damaging gusts, large hail and some tornadoes are possible for the remainder of the morning,” according to the storm forecast center field. Office in Norman, Oklahoma.