Midwest slammed with dangerous tornado, hail threats which could impact over 130M people
Published on April 15, 2026.
The Midwest and Plains are under a severe weather threat that could impact over 130 million people, affecting parts of Texas to New York. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued an increased risk of tornadoes from eastern Iowa into southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, which is under a Level 3 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms. Parts of the Southern Plains from Central Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City, to portions of North Texas including Wichita Falls, are at a tornado and large hail risk. This comes after severe storms dropped damaging tornadoes and hail across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Kansas. Power outages were reported across Miami, Franklin and Linn counties in eastern Kansas after tornado-warned storms swept across the region Monday night. A second round of severe weather is expected from Texas-New York on Wednesday, with the flood threat increasing for parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes.
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