Multiple regions of the country faced the possibility of severe weather on Thursday, according to forecasters.

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A multiday outbreak of severe weather is underway and will spread from the Great Plains to the Midwest and South through Tuesday. Tornadoes – some possibly strong – damaging hail and ...

The market for hay is overshadowed by wheat and other crops hit by a drought in the Great Plains, but it can have a similar impact on food prices. “If it don’t rain, there won’t be any hay ...

The storm, which had endangered holiday travelers in the Plains, is now advancing eastward, bringing snow to 12 states in the Midwest and Northeast.

More than 1,000 tornadoes sprout up across the US in the average year, causing billions of dollars in damage and killing scores of Americans. Track them here.