More than 40M people are at risk for severe thunderstorms capable of very large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes on Tuesday, with the risk area stretching from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast.
Cities at risk Tuesday and through Tuesday night include Tulsa, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Houston, Austin, Kansas City and St. Louis. Chicago and Memphis are on the fringe of the severe threat and could experience strong storms as well -- the Chicago area could experience thunderstorms between 5 p.m. and midnight.On Wednesday, 10 million people are at risk for severe thunderstorms across parts of Alabama and Georgia, including Atlanta.
The severe weather this week will only add to what has been the most active April for tornadoes in the United States in nearly a decade. More than 70 tornado fatalities have been reported so far this year, the most since 2011.
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