Oklahoma and Kansas Face Severe Weather Threat, Including Tornadoes

More than 8 million people were under a heightened risk of severe thunderstorms that are likely to bring large hail, damaging winds and powerful tornadoes across parts of the Southern and Central Plains on Monday, weather officials said.“The biggest area of concern is definitely Oklahoma and portions of south-central Kansas,” Kelly Butler, a meteorologist in the Wichita office of the National Weather Service, said on Sunday.“There is a chance for strong to potentially long-track tornadoes, including large to giant hail, baseball- and softball-size,” she said.“Anybody in the…