Severe Storm Warning for 85 mph Winds, 'Multiple Tornados' Emerge

March continues to prove that it's coming in with a bang for a good portion of the U.S., as on Monday, March 9, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of severe weather on the way during the week.

Following areas of the country getting inches and even feet of snow, the NWS has issued a new severe storm warning throughout the Central and Eastern U.S., and this time, the concern is "multiple tornados" forming and heavy winds.

Central and Eastern U.S. Face Danger of Tornados, Severe Storms Through Wednesday, March 11

March 1 was the official start of the metrological spring, and with spring comes tornados. Over the weekend, areas in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio and the greater Midwest and Northeast were under tornado and severe storm warnings, according to research from the NWS, including Buckeye Lake, Ohio, and Sheffield and Ludlow, Pennsylvania.

Temperatures are also on the rise heading into the week, with the National Weather Service stating, "Much of the central to eastern U.S. will continue to see well above average temperatures heading into the weekend with the upper-level ridge in place. Above average temperatures are expected to persist for many into next week."

But, according to the weather experts at AccuWeather, "Gulf air and cooler Pacific and Canadian air will continue to trigger near-daily severe thunderstorms from Texas to the Midwest."

"Severe storms are expected from southern Texas to western Tennessee and northwestern Alabama Saturday, with a second zone from portions of the Ohio Valley into western and northern Pennsylvania and western New York," they said in a statement provided to Men's Journal. "Hail, damaging wind gusts and flash flooding will be the main threats. There can also be a few isolated tornadoes across the Ohio Valley and the Northeast."

Severe Thunderstorm Risk Will Increase Starting on Tuesday, March 10, Weather Experts Say

Staring Tuesday, March 10, the severe weather risk will increase and may evolve into a "significant outbreak through Wednesday night as a potent storm system and cold front move across the region," AccuWeather says. Winds are expected to be anywhere from 55 mph to 85 mph according to the report.

They add to expect "multiple tornadoes" during this period. As for safety, the National Weather Service reports that the safest place to be in a home during a tornado is the interior part of a basement. If you don't have a basement, they state to head to an inside room, without windows, on the lowest floor. "This could be a center hallway, bathroom or closet," they say. Also, for more protection, go under a heavy table or workbench.