In response to the potential severe weather, all afterschool activities have been canceled for Tuesday afternoon and evening to ensure

The Florida Panhandle and portions of North Florida are expected to see some impacts from the thunderstorms as they expand into the area from Tuesday to Wednesday. Eastern Texas a

Damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are possible Tuesday night through Wednesday morning as a potent storm system marches across the Central U.S. and Southeast.

"Florida this year will be fighting drier weather this spring. North Florida and the Panhandle will have the highest risk for severe weather and tornadoes," said Alexander Duffus, AccuWeather meteorologist and long-range severe weather expert, in a telephone interview.