Millions from Texas to the Midwest are on alert for severe weather through Monday

OKLAHOMA CITY – Tens of millions of people across the central U.S. from Texas to the Midwest will be on alert for severe weather at the start of the work week as cleanup efforts continue in the Oklahoma City metro after tornadoes caused widespread damage and injuries across the region have.

In Oklahoma City, at least five people were injured and numerous homes and businesses were severely damaged by the tornadoes. Crews are still working to clear debris from the roads and restore power.

So far, damage consistent with an EF-2 tornado has been found in Valley Brook, Oklahoma, and damage consistent with an EF-3 tornado has been found in Harrah, Oklahoma, according to the NWS.

Meteorologists believe at least seven tornadoes touched down in the region, but the number could rise to 12 or 13.

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Oklahoma City is once again under the spotlight for severe weather on Sunday

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The Oklahoma City area has already been heavily impacted by severe weather, and the threat will continue throughout Sunday and into the start of the new work week on Monday.

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) expects severe thunderstorms to be possible across much of the Southern and Central Plains.

More than 10 million people from Texas to Oklahoma to parts of southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas were placed at risk level 2 out of 5 on the SPC's 5-point risk scale for severe thunderstorms on Sunday.

These include cities such as Dallas, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

However, there is a higher risk of storms in parts of North Texas and southeast Oklahoma on Sunday, and that region has been placed in a risk level of 3 out of 5.

This higher threat zone includes cities such as Sherman, Denison and Gainesville in Texas and Ardmore and Ada in Oklahoma.

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The SPC says several strong to severe thunderstorms will move across the region Sunday night, some of which could produce tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts.

Damaging winds and large hail have already hit the region, with wind gusts of 80 miles per hour reported Checotah And Adair in Oklahoma during the storm late Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.

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34 million people from Texas to the Midwest are at risk of severe weather on Monday

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More than 34 million people from Texas to the Midwest will have to keep an eye on the skies Monday as the threat of severe weather spreads across a larger area of ​​the central United States

Strong storms are possible in cities such as Dallas and Houston in Texas, as well as Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma, and St. Louis and Kansas City in Missouri.

However, the SPC placed nearly 2 million people from East Texas to eastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas and southwest Missouri at a level 3 out of 5 severe weather risk.

Thunderstorms developing on Monday have the potential to produce tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts.

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