"Severe Weather Threat Looms Over Northeast and Central US This Week"

Two separate severe weather systems will affect the US this week, with threats including tornadoes, damaging winds, hail, and flooding. Roughly 40 million people from Ohio to Connecticut are under the threat of severe storms beginning Sunday afternoon, with a Level 3 out of 5 risk for severe storms in some areas. A new system will bring the threat of severe storms from Texas to South Dakota on Monday and Tuesday, with damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes possible. Flooding will also be a concern, particularly in Pennsylvania and the Midwest, with widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches expected through Wednesday.