Yet again, another round of severe weather is set to threaten the central U.S. with damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes starting late Tuesday and continuing through Thursday.

Parts of Southeast Texas northeast of Houston are under a tornado watch Friday until 7 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Doppler weather radar at 12:30 p.m. was showing a cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms moving north,

Residents of eastern Arkansas, western Tennessee, and western Kentucky prepare for a rare high-risk tornado outbreak as severe storms are forecasted this Wednesday.

Southeast Texas is under a tornado watch through 7 p.m. Friday. But the potential for severe weather is expected to continue through early next week. Jefferson, Hardin, Jasper, Orange and Newton counties were put under a tornado watch after noon Friday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

These areas face a significant threat of potentially destructive winds that could cause widespread power outages and tree damage.

Millions of people are under tornado watches across the central United States on Sunday, as a volatile weather system has triggered power outages and huge hail. Nearly 175 million people from Illinois to eastern Texas and beyond could be affected,

Forecasters warned of widespread damaging winds, very large hail and tornadoes, from Texas to the East Coast starting on Sunday.

Several radar confirmed tornadoes were reported in parts of Missouri and Oklahoma on Wednesday morning. A rare Level 5 out of 5 'high risk' of severe weather issued covering parts of six states. A tornado outbreak is expected Wednesday and Wednesday night from parts of the lower Mississippi Valley into the mid-South and lower Ohio Valley,