As many as 11 states face major threat of severe weather as week progresses

Motorists traveling along stretches of interstates 10, 20, 30, 45 and 49 will be at risk of facing torrential downpours and a heightened risk of hydroplaning.

The weather will take a volatile turn across a sweeping section of the southern U.S. heading into the second weekend of January, with more than 30 million Americans under the threat for severe thunder…