A severe thunderstorm warning and tornado threat looms over eastern and central US which is expected to bring powerful thunderstorms, hail and rainfall over the weekend. Storms will continue moving through northeastern Oklahoma.

The potential for a new, large area of severe weather will ramp up over the central United States this weekend, Accuweather forecasters say.

Storms kick off on Saturday evening in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. The Storm Prediction Center is warning of hail, damaging winds, and possible strong tornadoes across a broad area.

Rain is expected to move into southern Lower Michigan by Saturday night, with thunderstorms possible from late Sunday morning into the afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service.

It already feels like it’s been an active storm season, and we are just getting started. A strong storm system sweeping through this weekend will bring our next threat for severe storms. Key Takeaways The Storm Prediction Center has issued a level 3 (enhanced) severe threat for areas east of the

While Saturday remains mostly dry with a few stray chances of rain, Sunday turns stormy with a chance of strong to severe storms. Damaging winds are the primary threat, however, large hail and tornadoes are also possible,

North Carolina reminds under a burn ban for all counties. High temperatures are forecast to reach the mid-70s again on Sunday, Some parts of southwest North Carolina have a higher code red air quality alert due to localized dense smoke.

Thanks to a cold front, central, southern and eastern North Texas are under the threat of severe storms by Sunday late afternoon and early evening.

Severe weather remains a possibility for all of Alabama on Sunday and Monday, according to forecasters. Tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and heavy rain all look to be possible both days. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is maintaining a Level 3 out of 5,