Severe Storms Threaten Plains and Midwest This Week

Major cities in the Plains and Midwest, including Oklahoma City, Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis, are facing a severe weather threat early this week, with the potential for baseball-sized hail, damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, and heavy downpours. The risk of severe thunderstorms is expected to continue into the second half of April, with more than 1.6 million people at risk on Monday. The severe weather threat will shift east on Tuesday, affecting areas including southern Iowa and northern Missouri, with heavy rain potentially leading to flooding in some areas.