Huge storm front heads north-east a day after 21 die in tornados and high winds across four states.
More than 120 million Americans woke up to severe weather warnings on Monday, after huge storms killed at least 21 people and left a path of destruction across central US.
Forecasters said the greatest weather risk will now shift east, covering a broad sweep of the country, from Alabama to New York.Heavy rain is expected to batter parts of the east coast, with more thunderstorms emerging Monday afternoon in the northeast and mid-Atlantic. Washington, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania are at all risk of tornadoes.Sunday was the busiest severe weather day in the US so far this year, with more than 600 reports of storm damage across 20 states.
Weather deaths were reported in four states, including eight in Arkansas, seven in Texas, two in Oklahoma and four in Kentucky. "Last night many families and communities were not safe," he said. "We had devastating storms that hit almost the entire state."In Colorado, a farmer and 34 of his cows were killed in a lightning strike.In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott said more than a third of counties were subject to a disaster declaration after extreme weather ploughed through the state.
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