Tornadoes Reported in Oklahoma as Storms Batter Central and Southern U.S.

At least eight tornadoes were reported to have made landfall in parts of the southern and central United States on Monday evening, as millions of people in the region braced for a rare severe weather threat, forecasters said, warning of the potential for flash flooding and destructive hail.Four of the tornadoes were reported to have touched down in Oklahoma, one in Tennessee, two in South Dakota and one in Nebraska, David Hamrick, a meteorologist with the Weather Prediction Center said Monday. The extent of the damage was unclear, he added, but more severe weather, including possible…