Omaha, Nebraska — A massive severe weather outbreak that erupted across the Plains over the weekend continued battering large parts of the United States on Tuesday, bringing dangerous thunderstorms, tornadoes, damaging winds, and flash flooding threats stretching from Texas all the way to New England.
Meteorologists warned that while the tornado threat is lower than previous days, millions of Americans remain under the risk of severe weather as the storm system moves eastward.
Severe Storm Threat Expands Across Multiple States
Forecasters said Tuesday night’s storm threat covered a much larger area compared to earlier in the outbreak. Severe thunderstorms were expected from parts of Texas and the Ohio Valley into the Great Lakes, upstate New York, and New England.
Although the likelihood of strong tornadoes decreased, officials warned residents to prepare for damaging wind gusts, large hail, and locally heavy rainfall capable of causing flooding…