Major storm threatens much of the US

Severe storms are expected to hit much of the country early in the week, bringing the risk of strong tornadoes, large hail, and damaging thunderstorms.

The National Weather Service (NWS) warns that a strong storm is moving across the eastern United States, leaving few areas in its path unaffected.

The storm began in California on Saturday, producing thunderstorms and flooding that continued into Sunday.

It is expected to continue moving across the United States, posing a severe weather risk to the central and eastern United States on Monday and Tuesday.

N.W.S. caveat “All forms of severe weather are likely to occur” in the most at-risk areas, he said.

The area with the highest risk of severe weather Monday stretches from central and eastern Oklahoma to southeastern Kansas, central Missouri and southern Illinois, according to an NWS update Sunday morning. On Tuesday, the threat of severe weather extends from parts of Tennessee and the Ohio Valley region into the Mid-Atlantic states.

The severe weather could include “very large” hail, possibly more than 2 inches in size, and tornadoes, including several strong tornadoes, which could continue overnight. NWS warned. Severe weather may include “damage caused by thunderstorms.”

There is a “slight risk” of thunderstorms forming from northern Missouri into central Illinois and central Indiana Sunday night. These storms can produce large amounts of hail.

From southern West Virginia to south central Virginia, potential In case of “isolated large hail and/or wind damage.”