Strong storms are hitting parts of the US for the third straight day after spawning destructive Oklahoma tornadoes

Severe thunderstorms and flooding rainfall are pounding a large portion of the central and southern United States Monday, including areas still recovering from destructive storms over the weekend.

A line of damaging storms rolling through central Oklahoma and parts of extreme northern Texas late Monday morning will continue to expand in scope as it tracks east throughout the afternoon.

Eastern portions of Oklahoma along with parts of northern Texas, western Arkansas and southwestern Missouri face the most significant severe thunderstorm threat Monday, a level 3 of 5 threat with the potential for strong tornadoes.