A tornado watch was in effect for much of Illinois, including the Chicago area, and Indiana Sunday afternoon. The tornado watch has since been dropped for all of Illinois, but remained in effect for all of Northwest Indiana as of 3:11 p.

Indianapolis and Central Indiana could be in for severe weather Sunday afternoon, with thunderstorms, hail and damaging winds possible.

Tens of millions of people living in the Midwest and central U.S. could be impacted by tornadoes on Wednesday while critical wildfire conditions continue to impact the Southwest, after recent wildfires and a tornado outbreak killed at least 42 people over the weekend.

The next round of severe weather begins Tuesday night in the Plains and potentially peaks with an outbreak Wednesday in the Midwest and South that could pack significant tornadoes, widespread damaging winds and large hail.

Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South. The potent storm system will bring the threat of “significant,