Tornado-spawning storms tearing across parts of the Central United States caused injuries, damaged homes, left thousands in the dark and fueled calls to seek shelter overnight in North Texas and Oklahoma as severe weather continues to disrupt Memorial Day weekend.
At least eight people, including children, are dead, after suspected tornadoes struck the central United States overnight, as severe storms caused power outages and forced residents to shelter in-place on Memorial Day weekend.
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Dangerous storms are set to unload tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail over the central US on a daily basis through the weekend. Some locations are facing down a severe thunderstorm threat spanning two or three consecutive days.
A wide-ranging storm system moving across the United States is bringing the greatest risk of severe thunderstorms so far this year, including tornadoes and big hail.