Powerful thunderstorms could unleash dozens of tornadoes, destructive 85 mph wind gusts, giant hail and flash flooding from the Plains to the Midwest as a dangerous severe weather outbreak peaks Monday night.

Dozens of tornadoes tore across parts of the Plains and Midwest Sunday during a severe weather outbreak, leaving behind damaged homes, flipped vehicles and widespread storm reports from Kansas to Iowa.

Supercells capable of producing very large to giant hail and multiple strong to intense tornadoes are most likely from central Kansas and southeast Nebraska into Iowa and northwest Missouri.” AccuWeather is warning of a “high-risk” tornado outbreak across The Plains Monday.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center is calling for "several tornadoes, a couple intense, scattered damaging winds, some hurricane force, [and] widespread baseball-size hail."

Thunderstorm wind gusts reached 82 mph near Estherville, Iowa, while strong winds damaged a grain elevator in Greenville, Iowa.

Volatile spring weather is plaguing the nation from coast to coast Monday, with storms pounding the Midwest, snow in the Rockies and record-breaking heat in the East

A storm system expected to move into the Houston area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning could bring widespread rain, isolated severe weather and possible street flooding as Southeast Texas begins what will be a wet week ahead.