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Severe weather is impacting millions from the Plains to the South on Saturday.
The threat for damaging winds, large hail and scattered tornadoes stretches from Nebraska to Texas.
![PHOTO: severe storms graphic](https://freeamericanetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/texas-to-nebraska-facing-severe-weather-houston-under-severe-thunderstorm-watch.jpg)
Southeast Texas is especially vulnerable. The Houston area is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 6 p.m. local time.
On Sunday, the risk for storms moves north, with the Dakotas, Nebraska, western Minnesota and Iowa in the bull’s-eye for damaging winds and large hail.
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The severe weather risk is forecast to calm down across the country after the weekend.
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