A tornado watch was issued Sunday morning by the National Weather Service, covering the area where the Players Championship is being held.

On Sunday at 1:53 p.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued a tornado watch in effect until 2 p.m. The watch is for Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender and Robeson counties.

A tornado watch was released by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 2:39 a.m. in effect until 10 a.m. for Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and Morgan counties.

A relentless barrage of violent tornadoes, raging wildfires, and blinding dust storms has unleashed catastrophic destruction across the central and southern United States, leaving at least 33 people dead and communities shattered.

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.