Up to 72 million from Texas to Michigan are under severe storm risk as heavy rains, flash flooding and strong tornadoes are forecast to hit the lower Ohio Valley and the mid-South.

Severe weather is predicted for the central United States, including potentially deadly tornadoes, large hail and localized flooding that could affect as many as 32 million people through Sunday from Dallas to Cleveland.

We're tracking an expected tornado outbreak today, with severe weather threatening millions across multiple states. Here is the latest.

Forecasters issued some of their rarest and most extreme alerts on Wednesday as they warned a powerful storm system would stall over the central part of the country.

Tornadoes touched down in Owasso, Oklahoma this Wednesday morning, tearing a few roofs off homes and ripping several trees out of the ground. That was just the start of what's expected to be a "high risk" severe weather system.

Millions of people are under tornado watches across the central United States on Sunday, as a volatile weather system has triggered power outages and huge hail. Nearly 175 million people from Illinois to eastern Texas and beyond could be affected,

A meteorologist has told Newsweek cuts overseen by Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could make it harder for the National Weather Service (NWS) to accurately issue tornado watches in advance of twisters striking.

The potential for a new, large area of severe weather will ramp up over the central United States this weekend, Accuweather forecasters say.

Severe Weather Threat Across Central United States: What You Need to Know