00:00A monster outbreak of tornadoes is targeting nine U.S. states today.
00:03And forecasters say this is not over.
00:06The Storm Prediction Center has issued its highest severe weather alert.
00:11A level 4 out of 5 moderate risk.
00:13For the central plains, stretching from Kansas, down to Texas, and east into Kentucky.
00:19Yesterday's storms already produced two dozen confirmed tornadoes,
00:22baseball-sized hail, and wind gusts over 70 miles per hour.
00:28Across Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota.
00:30Now that same system is shifting east, and the threat is intensifying.
00:35Tornadoes stronger than EF2 are possible today.
00:38Hail up to four inches in diameter.
00:41Flash flooding across the Mississippi Valley.
00:44States in the direct path include Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky.
00:52FEMA and the National Weather Service are urging residents to identify their nearest shelter right now,
00:59before storms arrive.
01:01Do not wait for the sirens.
01:03Get your emergency plan ready.
01:05This system is moving fast.
01:06This system is moving fast.
01:07This system is moving fast.
01:07This climate authority will in the state of Mississippi Valley.
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