Thunderstorms could be joined by more severe weather

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Parts of Indiana and Missouri have already seen thunderstorms today, and even more violent weather could be in store for parts of the central United States later today and tomorrow.

Forecasters say large hail, damaging winds and a number of tornadoes are possible today from the southern Plains eastward to Illinois. The focus shifts tomorrow to the mid-Mississippi River Valley, including Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis.

The highest chance of tornadoes today extends from the Kansas-Oklahoma border to the St. Louis area, with storms forming in the afternoon and early evening.

Another day of warm temperatures tomorrow, combined with humidity, instability and an approaching front, would contribute to steadily worsening weather.

The warning coordination meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma, Greg Carbin, says with "all those ingredients" coming together, "you can really blow up some big storms."

Areas that don't see strong storms tomorrow could see heavy rain instead.

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199-w-30-(Rita Foley, AP correspondent, with Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Roger Edwards)--Some severe weather will continue rolling through the nation's mid-section over the next two days. AP correspondent Rita Foley reports. (8 Apr 2015)

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149-a-09-(Roger Edwards, meteorologist, Storm Prediction Center, in AP interview)-"warnings are issued"-Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Roger Edwards says storms like what we've been getting are not unusual, but they generally start earlier in the season. (8 Apr 2015)

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