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Severe weather is expected to sweep across the U.S. in the coming days, with possible flash floods, tornadoes, hail, strong winds, wildfires and snow.
Another round of dangerous storms tore through the Plains Sunday afternoon and evening, the latest in a multi-day siege of deadly severe weather. Below, you can find our live updates from Sunday night,
About 27 million people are at risk for some degree of these storms. The tornado threat is greatest across southeastern Oklahoma into northern Texas, including Dallas, as well as western Arkansas.
St. Louis Public Schools and other districts in the St. Louis area are adjusting dismissal times and canceling after-school activities due to potential severe weather on Monday.
With multiple tornado reports concentrated in North Texas, the National Weather Service said they are conducting damage surveys to confirm the reports and issue official ratings for these storms.
Multiple tornadoes roared through the central United States Thursday, including a violent EF-4 twister that caused significant damage and multiple injuries in Oklahoma — the start of a dangerous multiday stretch of severe thunderstorms for the region.
The risk of severe weather continues to be the focus of Storm Team 12 Weather Alert Days for Thursday evening, Saturday, and now Sunday. Large hail and high winds will be the primary threats, along with torrential downpours with a few storms.
Thunderstorms packing hail, strong winds and tornadoes will be a common occurrence in the coming days, as multiple storms push through the center of the nation into next week.