RALEIGH, N.C. – A powerful spring storm system is barreling toward the East Coast, placing over 65 million people from Florida to New York in the path of severe weather on Wednesday. The system, which is unleashing damaging winds and tornadoes across the South on Tuesday, is poised to continue packing a punch as it tracks eastward.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERA gradual decrease in severe weather is expected Tuesday night as the storms congealed into a well-organized squall line. Strong winds and isolated tornadoes remain a concern, particularly along the Gulf Coast. However, this lull is expected to be short-lived.The squall line will continue heading toward the Eastern Seaboard Wednesday morning. The line of storms is expected to reintensify with daytime heating, posing a significant risk of straight-line winds across the Carolinas. A strong tornado is also possible, the FOX Forecast Center noted.The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a level 3 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms for a critical zone encompassing parts of eastern South Carolina, eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia. DOWNLOAD THE FREE FOX WEATHER APPSpecifically, cities like Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Chesapeake in Virginia and Raleigh and Durham in North Carolina are in heightened danger as the storm system charges through the region.Other areas at risk of strong to severe storms include parts of Florida and eastern Georgia, as well as from western New York into the mid-Atlantic states.