Millions of Americans threatened by outbreak of violent tornadoes and severe storms

Just on the heels of last week’s severe weather outbreak across the Midwest, the threat of additional severe storms is increasing.Concerns are rising about another potential outbreak on Wednesday, just days after tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail battered many of these same areas.The FOX Forecast Center has issued an Extreme Risk for Wednesday just south of Chicago for portions of northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana for the risk of flash flooding and strong tornadoes.As of this morning, the National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Iowa and northwest Illinois.Last week, a severe system unleashed dozens of tornadoes ranging from EF-0 to EF-3 across the region.Accompanied by destructive straight-line winds, the storms left communities with catastrophic damage, destroying homes, toppling trees and downing power lines that knocked out electricity to thousands of residents.These hard-hit communities have faced a relentless onslaught since the severe season kicked off in March.In fact, Illinois has been one of the hardest-hit states this year, leading the nation in tornado reports.After more scattered storms impacted the Midwest on Tuesday, a dangerous day of severe weather arrives on Wednesday as a stronger low-pressure system tracks from the Midwest into the Great Lakes.Ahead of the system, the Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 4 out of 5 severe storm threat across north-central Illinois and western Indiana.

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Along with that, a Level 3 out of 5 risk spans from Kansas City to St.Louis and northward into Chicago, while a broader Level 2 out of 5 risk blankets a wider zone from Kansas to Louisville, Indianapolis and Columbus.The FOX Forecast Center said th...