Important Takeaways:

• Tornados leave trail of destruction as 4 injured, hundreds of homes damaged
• There were 83 reports of tornadoes across five states in Friday’s storms.
• The multi-day tornado outbreak continued Saturday, with powerful storms expected from Texas to the Great Lakes.
• There is a chance for strong long-track tornadoes as well as very large hail up to 3 inches in diameter and thunderstorm winds up to 80 mph.
• In Iowa, four people were injured Friday and approximately 120 structures were damaged after severe weather…
• Severe damage was also reported across eastern Nebraska, including Douglas County, where hundreds of homes were damaged in the Omaha area Friday.
• One tornado emergency was issued for Knox City, Texas, where a large and damaging tornado was reported near the town. Baseball-sized hail was also reported with this tornadic storm.
• Damaging winds, huge hail, and long-track tornadoes are all in the cards, especially in Kansas, Oklahoma and northeast Texas. Overall, there is a severe weather threat stretching across the central U.S. from Canada to Mexico.

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