KENTUCKY, USA — Severe weather is once again taking aim at Kentucky and southern Indiana on Wednesday. Portions of western Kentucky are under a high risk for severe weather while the rest of the state is under a moderate risk, including Louisville, or an enhanced risk.

Severe weather moves into Indiana on Wednesday evening. National Weather Service says high chance of tornadoes and damaging winds along with flash flooding.

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected on Wednesday in Chicago, with the possibility of severe conditions at night. The day starts with morning downpours and hail, which could affect the morning commute. Temperatures reach the upper 60s, near 70 degrees, with gusty winds outside of storms.

Three tornadoes touched down during the overnight storms Sunday into Monday, according to a new preliminary report from the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service released its final report late Tuesday night, confirming the total number of tornados that came through north and central Georgia during Monday’s severe weather event.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency, the most severe type of warning that exists, in Lake City, Arkansas.

By Wednesday, an area encompassing 70 million people from Texas to Illinois and Ohio will be in the storm's crosshairs. Meanwhile, a late-season winter storm on Tuesday unloaded heavy snow and gusty winds across the northern Plains,

Millions in the Heartland are bracing for the storm, potentially bringing a combination of tornadoes and life-threatening flooding across several states.