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AccuWeather on MSNStorm-stricken central US braces for more volatile weather aheadTornadoes and flooding will be among the hazards that threaten more than a dozen states as a new outbreak of severe weather looms early in the week.
There were reports of tornadoes in Nebraska and Oklahoma, and more than 150,000 customers had no power early Tuesday. Forecasters warned of the potential for hail and flash flooding.
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado. Areas at risk of thunderstorms include communities in Kentucky and Missouri that were hit by Friday’s tornadoes.
A series of severe thunderstorms packing high winds, hail and tornadoes will progress from the Great Lakes to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys through the end of the week, AccuWeather meteorologists warn.
At least 28 people have been killed in storms that have pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions since Friday. Kentucky and Missouri have been hit particularly hard.
The strong tornado threat Thursday includes Chicago, Milwaukee and a big chunk of central Wisconsin. Evansville, Indiana, is at the heart of Friday’s tornado threat.
A relentless stretch of severe weather that left 28 dead and unleashed destruction across the central and eastern United States in recent days isn’t letting up yet, with millions more in the path of dangerous weather this week.
There were 50 storm reports -- including damaging ... On Monday, parts of far southeast New Mexico through west and central Texas could face an even larger threat for severe weather with damaging ...