OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – A tornado-producing storm is charging across the central U.S. on Monday as a heightened risk of severe weather is forecast to continue into the night. This comes after several days of potent and deadly storm activity in the same areas facing a renewed weather threat early this week. 

The FOX Forecast Center warned that a wide region from Kansas and Oklahoma extending into parts of Missouri and Arkansas is expected to experience severe thunderstorms. 

Significant damage was reported in western Kansas early Monday morning after powerful storms produced tornadoes that damaged numerous homes and brought down trees and power lines amid a rare Tornado Emergency.

By Monday afternoon, storms were firing off, prompting Tornado Watches across more than half a dozen states. 

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A Tornado Watch has been issued until 7 p.m. CT for parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Another Tornado Watch is in place for parts of North Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri until 9 p.m. CT. These areas include major cities, including Kansas City, Oklahoma City and Omaha.

Power outages were on the rise heading into Monday evening, with thousands without power in Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma. 

A concerning Level 4 out of 5 severe weather threat includes major cities such as Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman and Broken Arrow in Oklahoma, as well as Springfield, Missouri. 

Monday evening’s storms brought multiple reports of tornadoes in Oklahoma and Nebraska. 

Newsportual Weather Service in Omaha reported a tornado on the ground near Rogers and headed toward North Bend.

Video near Savanna, Oklahoma showed winds and rain pounding Department of Transportation cameras on Highway 69. 

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Severe storms could produce tornadoes, some of which could be intense (EF-3 or stronger), very large hail and severe winds. Multiple lines of storms will push eastward into Missouri and Arkansas, carrying with them the threat of damaging winds and embedded tornadoes. 

FOX Weather’s extended live programming will track this multiday severe weather outbreak. FOX Weather Meteorologist Haley Meier is tracking the storms from inside the FOX Weather Beast.

Intense severe storms likely Tuesday from Ohio Valley to Tennessee Valley

Severe thunderstorms will rumble into Tuesday across parts of the Ohio Valley and the mid-Mississippi and Tennessee valleys, with the potential for more damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes. Thunderstorms may already be ongoing Tuesday morning, especially across Illinois, Indiana and possibly Kentucky.

“You have to think about these outlooks sometimes as a continuing story,” Merwin said. “What develops later today is going to be dragging into the overnight into tomorrow.”

As temperatures and humidity climb throughout the day on Tuesday, the atmosphere will become unstable. This can set the stage for strong to severe storms in multiple areas.

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A Level 3 out of 5 threat for severe storms includes major Tennessee cities such as Memphis, Nashville, Clarksville and Murfreesboro, as well as Huntsville, Alabama.

Farther south, ingredients will come together to provide an environment favorable for supercells. Initial supercells will pose a risk of all severe storm threats, including the potential for strong tornadoes. With the atmosphere not being disturbed, an organized line of storms will develop and push eastward by Tuesday evening. 

By Wednesday, the cold front will be along the mid-Atlantic and Carolina coastlines. With any daytime heating, there is a chance of severe storms from Virginia to southeastern Georgia, especially in the afternoon, the FOX Forecast Center said.