Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicts a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region.

Possible thunderstorms could bring isolated tornadoes into Saturday night in Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia, according to media forecasting company AccuWeather. It said that showers with thunder and lightning may move toward the Southeast and mid-Atlantic by the weekend’s end.

Severe weather menaced a large swath of the Gulf Coast on Friday, with the National Weather Service warning Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas to prepare for high winds, hail and possible tornadoes as a st