At least seven people are dead in Missouri after strong supercell storms that spurred tornado warnings slammed into St. Louis on Friday. Two others died in Virginia.

The SPC warns of a widespread severe weather outbreak across the Midwest and Great Lakes today. Tornadoes and giant hail possible.

A new tornado watch has been issued for southwestern Kansas and western Oklahoma until 10 p.m. CDT. According to the Storm Prediction Center, a few tornadoes are possible and a couple could be intense (EF3 or stronger). Widespread large hail (up to 3 inches in diameter) and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are all possible.

As a storm system approached Jackson, in Southeastern Kentucky, on May 16, a few individuals agreed to work double shifts to make sure timely warnings continued during the overnight hours, said Tom Fahy, legislative director for the National Weather Service Employees Organization.

National Weather Service officials place most of KMAland in a slight risk for severe weather, with an enhanced risk south of the Iowa-Missouri border. While the full gamut of severe weather is possible, Weathereye Meteorologist Kara Foster says hail is the main threat.

Five people were killed, dozens injured and more than 80,000 left without power as tornadoes and severe thunderstorms ravaged St. Louis.

A multi-day outbreak of severe thunderstorms that rocked the Midwest has shifted toward Oklahoma and will continue into early next week. According to the National Weather Service in Norman, the first round of severe weather on Sunday,