Kansas City is getting hit by winds up to 80 MPH and half-dollar-sized hail that could damage roofs or cars. The area is also in danger of flash flooding, as thunderstorms batter the Midwest and Great Plains.

A relentless stretch of severe weather that left 28 dead and unleashed destruction across the central and eastern United States in recent days isn’t letting up yet, with millions more in the path of dangerous weather this week.

Tornadoes and sever storms hit several parts of the US on Friday, leaving at least 23 dead and thousands of buildings damaged.

Storms are expected in the Ohio, Tennessee and Mid-Mississippi valleys, where there are threats of tornadoes, damaging winds and hail. Some flooding is possible.

On Thursday, a storm system brought strong winds, large hail, tornadoes and thunderstorms to the Midwest. The severe weather is expected to shift and continue over the weekend.

A strong storm system coming out of the Great Plains brought severe thunderstorms to the Midwest on Thursday, including a reported tornado that swept through a small Wisconsin city, damaging businesses and homes, forcing road closures and downing power lines, the authorities said.

Severe storms will pack threats of strong tornadoes and destructive winds in Chicago, Milwaukee and other major Midwest cities this afternoon and evening. Meanwhile, today marks the start of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season,

"Severe thunderstorms capable of all severe hazards remain possible this evening across portions of the central and southern Plains," a forecast from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said. "Several strong to intense tornadoes are possible," it added.