A nighttime, tornadic mezocyclone lightning storm shoots bolt of electricity to the ground and lights up the field and dirt road in Tornado Alley. Credit: cherylvb/Adobe Stock
A multi-day outbreak of tornadoes and damaging hail hit the Plains and the Midwest over the weekend, killing at least eight people.
The severe weather stretched more than 1,500 miles, from Texas to Michigan, affecting more than 60 million people.
Tornadoes struck in lower Michigan, killing four, and Oklahoma, where four people died. One of the hardest hit areas was Union City, Mich., and numerous homes near Union Lake suffered significant damage. National Weather Service teams said the damage was consistent with an EF-3 tornado with winds of at least 160 miles per hour.
Another round of strong storms is set to hit much of the central United States at the beginning of the week, according to AccuWeather forecasters.
"This could be the largest outbreak of severe weather so far this year," said Adam Douty, AccuWeather's senior meteorologist.
Severe thunderstorms will hit from Texas to the Ohio Valley. Tornado risk will be highest Tuesday afternoon and night from Missouri to Indiana.
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