The storm churned eastward, prompting severe thunderstorm and flash-flood warnings in eastern Tennessee and western portions of the Carolinas.

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During Arizona's batting practice before the game, an announcement was made that the area was under a severe thunderstorm warning.

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At this time, tornado and severe thunderstorm forecasts were renamed "watches" to correspond with products issued by the National Hurricane Center.

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Today, tornado and severe thunderstorm watches average 25, 000 square miles.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Today, the Storm Prediction Center issues forecasts for severe thunderstorms as far as eight days out and is tasked with issuing severe thunderstorm and tornado watches in the United States.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

To make matters worse, the whole night there was a severe thunderstorm and the noise of the rain and lightning along with the tremors has kept everyone shaking and scared.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers postponed their game Wednesday night against Arizona due to unplayable field conditions caused by a severe thunderstorm just more than an hour before the game was scheduled to start.

NPR: Dbacks, Rangers Postponed By Unplayable Field

Boeing's Doug Webb also told the newspaper that there are "vast differences" between the two crashes: The Madrid crash occurred during a severe thunderstorm, while Flight 800 exploded on a clear night, and the two planes used a different fuel mixture.

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"There will be some thunderstorm activity, but the risk of severe weather has pretty much disappeared on the East Coast, " said Bruce Terry, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in College Park, Md.

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