Severe weather leaves millions across the U.S. bracing for heavy rain, hail and damaging winds
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Severe weather is forecast to impact over 30 million people from the central Plains to the northern Great Lakes, with destructive hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes expected through Thursday.
- Kansas experienced significant power outages with more than 35,000 customers affected as of Tuesday afternoon, while 6 million people from North Dakota to northern Texas face risks from high winds, hail, and tornadoes.
- Flood watches are in effect for over 13 million people across parts of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with severe flooding reported in Lanesville, Indiana, forcing residents to seek refuge on rooftops.
- The storm system will continue moving eastward on Friday, bringing potential severe weather to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.
- Meanwhile, 19 million people from northern Minnesota to northeast Texas are under heat advisories, with heat indices reaching up to 108°F and record highs expected in mid-Atlantic cities by Friday.