Reports: Severe storms ignite over Texas, cause cancellation of the college bowl game

Reports: Severe storms ignite over Texas, cause cancellation of the college bowl game

Severe thunderstorms, including the potential for a few tornadoes, will track across the south-central United States prior to the end of this week.

The risk of severe weather started in central Texas on Wednesday afternoon and will continue into Thursday as the storms push eastward into Mississippi and Tennessee, causing travel delays on the roads and in the skies for those traveling during the holidays.

"The storms have the potential to produce the full spectrum of severe weather into Thursday, ranging from damaging wind gusts and flash flooding to hail, frequent lightning strikes and a few tornadoes," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.

The First Responder Bowl in Dallas was canceled on Wednesday afternoon due to persistent thunderstorms. The game was called a no-contest and will not be rescheduled.

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