FOXNews.com: Midwest braces for a second day of severe weather

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Midwest braces for a second day of severe weather May 19th 2013, 21:25 Published May 19, 2013 FoxNews.com More than 6 million people across the American Midwest braced for a second day of turbulent weather Sunday as the National Weather Service placed more than a dozen counties in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma under tornado watch. More severe storms are in the forecast for Oklahoma a day after large hail fell in the state's southwest and electricity was knocked out to thousands. The Storm Prediction Center said Sunday there was a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms forming Sunday afternoon and evening. "The overall environment appears quite favorable for tornadoes," the SPC outlook stated, according to the Kansas City Star. The center says the greatest risk for storms in Oklahoma is in the far north, around the Bartlesville area. Overall, the cities included in the area of moderate risk are Kansas City, Wichita, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. In Enid on Saturday, a police officer was injured in high winds when his cruiser was struck by an object. Area emergency manager Mike Honigsberg told The Oklahoman that the car may have been hit by a cattle trough lifted by the wind. In Oklahoma City, an officer was trapped for a time when surrounded by fallen utility lines. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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