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

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.

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

Much of the eastern US was urged to be on alert on Wednesday, March 11 as a line of storms moved through with a risk of hail, winds and tornadoes.