6,000,000 people face tornado threat as storms batter US midwest

Spring might be on the way in the US after some pretty chilly months but that also brings spring storm season — and for millions of Americans it looks as if it’s starting early. According to the National Weather Service a swathe of states from Texas through to Iowa are set to be battered by severe thunderstorms, hailstones and, in some cases, even tornadoes. (Picture: Getty Images) The storms have already been causing havoc across parts of Texas, where earlier this week Dallas experienced severe weather which led to flooding...