Severe weather outbreak slams Plains, from Kansas into Oklahoma, with "intense" tornadoes

Satellite image showing severe thunderstorms erupting across the Plains along with lightning flashes. Image: CIRA/RAMMB via NOAA. Severe thunderstorms with hazards including powerful tornadoes, giant hail, along with damaging straight-line winds and flooding rains are erupting across the Plains, continuing into Saturday night, the National Weather Service warns. The big picture: The storms, which the NWS says may produce multiple tornadoes, come amid an especially active tornado season. • Areas at risk of seeing some of the greatest impacts include a stretch of Kansas into Oklahoma and north Texas. •...