Action News 5 is tracking storm damage, power outages and traffic impacts as severe weather and confirmed tornadoes tear through the Mid-South region.ALERT DAY: strong, severe storms likely late Wednesday;

Tornadoes and violent storms struck parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air as a swath of severe weather hit the region.

Spotters indicated a tornado touched down southwest of Salina, but no damage has been reported into the night.

Up to 59 million from Texas to Michigan are under severe storm risk as heavy rains, flash flooding and strong tornadoes are forecast to hit the lower Ohio Valley and the mid-South.

By Wednesday, an area encompassing 70 million people from Texas to Illinois and Ohio will be in the storm's crosshairs. Meanwhile, a late-season winter storm on Tuesday unloaded heavy snow and gusty winds across the northern Plains,

A powerful, wide-reaching spring storm is threatening parts of the central and eastern US, with a life-threatening outbreak of long-lived and strong tornadoes possible in some areas. Follow here for live updates.

We’re talking weeks, months, even longer in all this cleanup,” Nevada’s city manager said. “It’s going to be a massive job.”

Ozarks First Weather Team

Severe weather has caused extensive damage in parts of the Ozarks, with a possible tornado reported in the Nevada community in Vernon County, Missouri. A tornado warning was issued around 7:30 a.m. and more than 3,