This is an accepted version of this page A multi-day severe weather and tornado outbreak impacted the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States from February 5–7.

A powerful upper-level trough progressed eastward across the country, intersecting an abundant supply of moist air to produce severe weather.

Rounding out the final day of January, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) began highlighting the potential for a prolonged period of severe weather across the Southern United States in the extended range forecast.

[2] General 15% severe probabilities yielded to a Slight risk across portions of the central Gulf Coast region valid on February 5.

[6] On the morning of February 5, a major upper-level trough was progressing eastward across the Central United States, supporting broad southwesterly winds in advance of it.

Storms intensified along an eastward-progressing cold front over Mississippi, aided by generally parallel wind shear profiles and cooling upper-level temperatures as the trough approached from the west.

The line of strong to severe thunderstorms continued eastward throughout the afternoon of February 6, producing hundreds of damaging wind reports before shifting offshore.

[58] 9,000 customers lost power in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, where several school districts, colleges and universities closed due to the inclement weather.