Live Updates: Tornado Outbreak Ongoing, Homes Damaged In Oklahoma 45 min ago A significant severe weather event is unfolding across the Central and Southern Plains today, putting millions of Americans in the path of potential destruction. Widespread and life-threatening tornadoes, as well as flash flooding are being forecast in many of the same communities still reeling from a Friday round of tornadoes that tore through the nation’s heartland. The atmosphere is expected to become increasingly unstable as the day progresses, worsening severe weather conditions from the Plains to the Great Lakes. Conditions in Western Oklahoma and western North Texas continue to create the perfect recipe for severe storms. Our full forecast explains what else you can expect. Here's what's happening now.