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Forecasters warn Oklahoma may see dangerous tornadoes as Texas bakes in record heat

Forecasters are warning of another day of heightened risk of dangerous tornadoes in the Midwest. They also are telling people in south Texas it may feel like close to 120 degrees almost four weeks before summer starts. The weather service in Oklahoma is comparing Saturday to a gasoline-soaked pile of brush. Forecasters aren’t certain storms will form, but any that do will explode with large hail, dangerous winds and tornadoes — like putting a match to that brush pile. Excessive heat, especially for May, is the danger in south Texas, where the heat index is forecast to approach near 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees C) during the weekend.

More severe weather moves through Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage

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More severe weather moves through Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage

Several tornadoes have been reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees. Friday's severe weather comes days after a tornado devastated one small Iowa town, killing four people and injuring 35 others. The latest storm system began overnight in Nebraska before traveling across central Iowa and into Illinois. A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines says strong, straight-line wind gusts equivalent to the speed of a weak tornado were recorded across Iowa. The weather service says at least five tornadoes were reported south of Iowa City and near Moline, Illinois. No injuries had been reported.

Weather Service issues ‘particularly dangerous situation’ tornado watch for parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas

(CNN) — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of three states, labeling it a “particularly dangerous situation,” a rare designation indicating the possibility of exceptionally strong storms.

Storms have dropped large hail, buckets of rain and tornados across the Midwest. And more is coming.

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Storms have dropped large hail, buckets of rain and tornados across the Midwest. And more is coming.

Residents in Omaha, Nebraska, awoke to weather sirens blaring and widespread power outages early Tuesday morning. That came around 6 a.m. Tuesday as torrential rain, high winds and large hail pummeled the area. More than 10,000 customers were without power in and around Omaha as more than 5 inches of rain in less than two hours saw basements flooded and cars submerged in low-lying areas. National Weather Service meteorologist Becky Kern says a wind gust of 90 mph was recorded west of Omaha in the city of Columbus. Severe storms are expected to move into Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and parts of Missouri later Tuesday.