['locationArea | Arkansas', 'locationArea | Louisiana', 'locationArea | Tennessee', 'locationArea | through_southern_Indiana', 'locationArea | western_portions_of_Kentucky', 'weatherIntensity | severe', 'weatherType | thunderstorms', 'windAmount | storm', 'windChange | strengthens']
"Depending on how quickly this storm system strengthens, we could be contending with severe thunderstorms from Arkansas and Louisiana through southern Indiana and western portions of Kentucky and Tennessee," according to AccuWeather senior meteorologist Randy Atkins.