Dangerous tornado threat growing for millions across Midwest, Southern Plains

Dangerous tornado threat growing for millions across Midwest, Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms are targeting more than 130 million people from Texas to New England Tuesday. A dangerous tornado threat is developing across a corridor from eastern Iowa to southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, which is under a Level 3 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms, according to the Storm Prediction Center. Strong EF-2 tornadoes are possible across a wider area that includes Chicago, Milwaukee and Des Moines, Iowa. Meanwhile, parts of the Southern Plains from Central Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City, to portions of North Texas including Wichita Falls are also under a tornado risk as a dryline is forecast to set up Tuesday afternoon.