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By Martha McHardy
US News Reporter
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Tornado warnings have been issued for the Midwest after Nebraska was pounded with hail stones on Monday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said hail stones up to 2 inches fell on the city of Grand Island just before 8 p.m. on Monday night. The storm lasted for several minutes, the service added.
Pictures shared on social media showed the huge hail stones, which filled the diameter of a soda can.
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"Largest hail we've heard of this evening has been 2 inches in diameter...reported in Wood River and Grand Island!," the NWS for Hastings said on X, formerly Twitter.
Meanwhile, several tornado warnings have been issued for parts of Iowa, northern Missouri, northwest Illinois, southwest Wisconsin, and far southwest Minnesota, while severe weather warnings are out for the northern Plains and upper Midwest.
"An increasing threat of severe weather and excessive rainfall as well
as high winds expected to overspread the northern Plains and upper Midwest
today through tonight and into Wednesday morning," the NWS said.
"Thunderstorms that erupt ahead of a potent cold front may contain damaging wind gusts, large hail, and a few tornadoes, from the central Plains to the Great Lakes, and especially over Iowa, where the Storm Prediction Center has issued a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms."
The service added that "severe gusts, sporadic large hail, and a tornado or two are possible" from upper Mississippi to the lower Missouri Valleys.
The Kansas City area is under an enhanced risk of severe weather, while areas north of the metro, including St. Joseph, are under moderate risk.
In Nebraska, residents reported a funnel cloud that may have briefly touched down, but the NWS has not confirmed a tornado and no damage has been reported.
The service also noted that Iowa and parts of adjacent states are under the "greatest threat" of severe storms.
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Shortly before 8:30 a.m. CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Dexter, moving east at 45 mph.
The NWS said the storm is expected to bring 70-mph wind gusts and quarter size hail to Iowa.
"Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuilding," the service warned.
The locations impacted include: Winterset, Adel, Stuart, Dallas Center, Earlham, De Soto, Van Meter, Redfield, Dexter, Diamondhead Lake, Menlo, Linden, Patterson, East Peru, Badger Creek State Park, and Winterset-Madison County Airport.
Heavy rain may also lead to scattered instances of flash flooding in Iowa and surrounding areas.
It comes after a week of severe weather across the US.
Last week, more than 15 million people from Texas to Florida were under threat of severe storms and tornadoes, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
In Texas, eight people died and hundreds of thousands of people were left without power after torrential rain, flooding and winds of up to 100 mph.
The state has now been hit by a heat wave, with temperatures reaching up to 90 F.
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