U.S. central states brace for severe storms, possible tornadoes

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The central United States braced for severe thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes and baseball-sized hail on Tuesday, weather forecasters said. Strong morning thunderstorms across southwestern South Dakota were expected to increase in number and severity throughout the day in central and eastern Nebraska, northern Missouri, southern Iowa and southwestern Illinois, said forecaster Bill Bunting of the national Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. The storms were expected to move into eastern Missouri, central Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia on Wednesday, Bunting said. Read More http://ift.tt/1kFY06B