Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continue to pose tornado risks after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin

A widespread risk of severe weather covers parts of northeastern and central states into the weekend after an outbreak of tornadoes hit the Upper Midwest and Corn Belt earlier this week. About 20 tornadoes slammed that region amid severe weather that also brought large hail and damaging winds.

Multiple destructive twisters struck the central US on Friday afternoon during a tornado outbreak that capped a weeklong stretch of severe storms in the region.

Another round of storms is possible from Texas to Wisconsin Friday, where the threat of strong tornadoes is possible. The threat could also bring large hail, gusty winds and heavy rainfall across

Severe storms continue to impact the United States, causing tornado risks and significant flooding, with emergency declarations in affected areas.

The severe weather threat on April 17 comes after central U.S. states saw several reports of tornadoes earlier in the week.

Numerous tornadoes tore through the U.S. Midwest on Friday, damaging homes and infrastructure in several states amid a multi-day severe weather stretch. The National Weather Service (NWS) had warned Friday that numerous severe thunderstorms would be possible from Oklahoma to Great Lakes area,

Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continued to threaten rain and pose flooding risks Thursday after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin.