Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for a severe weather outbreak as violent, long-track tornadoes with damaging winds of up to 80 mph and large hail are expected across the Midwest and South with the cross-country storm moving east.

Meanwhile, the severe weather threat will linger through Sunday from Florida northward into the upper Ohio River Valley, forecasters warned.

Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern U.

An enthralling final round of The Players Championship was suspended Sunday due to lightning in the area at the Florida venue.

Earlier Sunday morning the final round of the Players Championship started a bit differently than more PGA Tour events with players going off in threesomes on both No. 1 and No. 10 tees. Why? Forecasted inclement weather threatened the tournament as a cold front rolled into the Northeast Florida