The first full week of meteorological spring brought a severe weather threat to the Central U.S. with 24 confirmed tornadoes and multiple fatalities.

Be prepared.

A string of tornadoes touched down in multiple states as severe weather stretched from Texas to Michigan.

We followed along Tuesday as violent storms unleashed tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds across parts of the Plains, Midwest and South.

Parts of North Texas saw strong to severe thunderstorms on Tuesday night as a line of storms moved through the area. Severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings were issued at different points in the night,

A First Alert Weather Day is in place for both Tuesday and Wednesday due to the threat of severe weather.

The risks for tornadoes and severe weather have shifted eastward into the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic after multiple apparent tornadoes swept through Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday.

Powerful storms swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, spawning multiple tornadoes and causing widespread damage.