[MinajMeBeyonce]

NEW YORK – More than three dozen tornadoes were reported across Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Iowa Saturday, as the US heartland braced for a night of dangerous weather and "life-threatening" twisters.

Earlier, for only the second time in U.S. history, the Storm Prediction Center issued a high-risk warning more than 24 hours in advance, said Russ Schneider, director of the center, which is part of the National Weather Service. The first time was in April 2006, when nearly 100 tornadoes tore across the southeastern U.S., killing a dozen people and damaging more than 1,000 homes.

The National Weather Service says more than three dozen tornadoes have been reported Saturday.

As of 8:00pm ET there were 48 tornado sightings across four states, with the first wave clustered in southwest Kansas.

There were reports of damage to homes in the town of Hanston and Kansas-based KWCH-TV reported a number of overturned cars and downed power lines in three counties.

At 7:00pm local time, the station reported a large, dangerous wedge tornado was on the ground near Ottawa County and heading towards Dickinson County.

Several tornadoes were also reported to have touched down in central Kansas' Saline County and in southern Nebraska's Harlan County.

A tornado formed in Woodward, Okla., and a brief touchdown was reported. Another twister was reported on the ground several miles south of Greenfield, Iowa. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), several tornadoes developed around Nuckolls County, southern Nebraska.

Saturday's string of twisters came on the heels of a tornado that touched down Friday in Norman, Okla., just south of Oklahoma City, downing utility poles, ripping roofs off more than a dozen homes and buildings, and leaving 10 people with minor injuries.

There is high risk for severe weather into the overnight hours extending into Sunday when the same storm system moves east, the Fox Extreme Weather Center says.
The strongly worded message came after the National Weather Service announced last month that it would start using terms like "mass devastation," "unsurvivable," and "catastrophic" in warnings in an effort to get more people to pay attention. It said it would test the new warnings in Kansas and Missouri before deciding whether to expand them to other parts of the country.

Friday's warning, despite the strong language, was not part of that effort but just the most accurate way to describe what was expected, a weather service spokeswoman said.
It's possible to issue earlier warnings because improvements in storm modeling and technology are letting forecasters predict storms earlier and with greater confidence, said Chris Vaccaro, a spokesman for the National Weather Service.
In the past, people often have had only minutes of warning when a siren went off.

The worst weather is expected to develop late Saturday afternoon and extend into the overnight in Oklahoma and Kansas, but other areas also could see severe storms, forecasters said. The warning issued Friday covers parts of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

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[EyesOpen]

Oh my god y'all.

[B94]

Thank god these big tornadoes don't develop in the northeast.

[Chrome]

Thank god it didn't happen in MN. I'm scared of these damn tornadoes.

[Mzd]

Ahhh ****



WI is safe for the time being

[lovecatt]

Thank god this doesn't happen in California

but we get Earthquakes here & those scare the **** out of me

[LolMinaj]

Originally posted by B94

Thank god these big tornadoes don't develop in the northeast.

They do though.

[Matty]

This is why I wanna get my ass outta Kansas and pronto

The Wizard of Oz scene is no lie guys

[B94]

Originally posted by LolMinaj

They do though.

Not often though, violent tornadoes in New England are very rare. If anything we mainly see weak tornadoes or funnel clouds.

[Deuces.]

Am in Illinois and today was a nice day.

[ImARudeBoy]

Originally posted by lovecatt

Thank god this doesn't happen in California

but we get Earthquakes here & those scare the **** out of me

Don't be too sure about no tornadoes in Cali.

There was a small one a few miles south of me Thursday.

Hope all midwest ATRL-ers are safe!

[KMKinCB]

The storm went through my hometown fine. (Where I am for the weekend.)

But where I go to school across the state wasn't as lucky I guess. I'll find out tomorrow what happened.

[Deuces.]

Oh **** I just heard thunder.

[BLaCKPoWeR]

Originally posted by Deuces.

Oh **** I just heard thunder.

It's comin' sis. It's comin'.

[Hoetenks]

Ireland remains unbothered

[Yourfavefan]

Originally posted by Deuces.

Oh **** I just heard thunder.

Location: Seoul, South Korea

What kinda far away LIES

[Iggie]

Originally posted by Deuces.

Oh **** I just heard thunder.

I live in Illinois as well and I just heard thunder!

[kellyc2005]

Originally posted by B94

Thank god these big tornadoes don't develop in the northeast.

PLEASE don't count your chickens before they hatch and curse us all.... I live in the Northeast and tornadoes are one of my biggest fears.

[Igrt]

Thank god MOST OF THE TIME that **** weakens BEFORE it hits my home state.

[misguidedghost]

You guys don't even care about the people who are in danger. All about yourselfs.


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I hope everyone is okay there.