More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado.

Severe storms and even tornadoes are possible Thursday as the potential for record-breaking high temperatures create conditions favorable for a sever weather outbreak Thursday. . There's a possibility for strong to severe thunderstorms late in the day and into the night.

Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and cleared debris Sunday after severe storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South and killed