Outbreak of severe thunderstorms predicted for large areas of the US

Storms will hit in the midwest and western Great Lakes after eight people died following severe weather in Texas over the weekend

After a deadly storm in Houston over the weekend in which eight people died, 25 million Americans are bracing for more severe weather across the country.

A National Weather Service notice said that an outbreak of severe thunderstorms was predicted on Tuesday over large swaths of the midwest and western Great Lakes, with the greatest threat expected over Iowa and certain parts of nearby states.