Severe storms, including the potential for tornadoes, are possible Monday night into early Tuesday morning in Middle Tennessee.

The storms expected to move across the region could bring strong winds, rain and a few tornadoes through parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky, according to the National Weather Service.

The storms are expected to move through Middle Tennessee late Monday evening into early Tuesday before the morning rush hour.

“With this looking like the system is going to be moving through pretty fast, it’s now looking like Election Day should be breezy and cooler, but the storms should have moved through the area by Tuesday morning,” said Sam Herron, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Nashville.

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Herron said winds will likely pick up Sunday and continue through Tuesday, with cooler air coming in on Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to drop Tuesday night, with highs near 60 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. Another cold front is expected to hit later in the week, with highs near 50 and lows potentially dropping in the 20s.

“It’s definitely trending toward a much cooler pattern than we’ve been used to,” Herron said.

Across the U.S., a large part of the Midwest and South could get wind-driven rain and strong thunderstorms on Election Day.

Storms are forecast in some of the key battleground states for senators and governors, including West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia.

USA Today contributed to this report.

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