Communities west of San Antonio woke up to damage Wednesday after overnight storms brought a reported tornado and large hail to parts of South Texas.

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

Severe thunderstorms, capable of producing large hail and isolated tornadoes, may develop across Texas over the next several days.

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

Thousands of people were given minutes to seek shelter on Wednesday afternoon after a tornado warning was issued.

The Southern Plains have long been thought of as Tornado Alley, but with recent activity creeping toward the Deep South, experts say it’s time to rethink what we know about America’s twister hotspot.

Major storms that whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday leveled homes, downed trees and power lines, and overwhelmed a 911 center south of Chicago with emergency calls, according to officials.