More than 50 million Americans across the Midwest and Mississippi Valley are in the threat zone for a brewing severe weather outbreak expected to develop on Monday, with the potential for large hail,

The Storm Prediction Center now has a slight risk for some of the same counties that were impacted by the storms Saturday night.

Another wave of rain and storms will be possible on Tuesday. As of today, the coverage looks at about 40%. Not everyone will see storms. The timing looks to be late afternoon and into the evening with severe weather possible including quarter size hail and wind gusts of at least 50 mph. We will fine-tune the details as we get closer.

Storms forming over central and northern Kansas this evening and tonight will mainly be capable of large hail, but a brief tornado cannot be ruled out. The risk of severe weather will last as late as 3 AM in our viewing area before exiting into far eastern Kansas.

The drought continues to expand and worsen across the Southeast and this is very concerning as we head into the summer months. We will break down the drought outlook and how these drought conditions could impact your upcoming summer vacation.

A large area of the Midwest can experience severe weather on Monday afternoon and evening.

There is more sunshine in store for us today with high temperatures ranging from the 50s lakeside to the mid 60s inland.