11.   Severe storms were predicted in the Deep South, the Carolinas and the central and southern peninsula of Florida.

12.   Storms are predicted for Thursday and Friday, possibly forcing the players into an excruciating waiting game.

13.   Storms are now predicted in the corn belt both this week and next, although despite recent precipitation moisture levels remain below normal in much of the region.

14.   Storms were predicted to increase in the Southeast as daytime temperatures rise.

15.   Storms also were predicted in central and eastern New Mexico.

16.   Storms were predicted to be strongest over higher terrain.

17.   The storm was predicted to taper off later in the day as it moves west.

18.   Weather forecasters are predicting more storms across southern Russia Thursday, raising fears of a new wave of flooding, Beltsov said.

19.   Weather officials predicted further storms in the area.