United States weather alerts: Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings issued

Multiple severe weather warnings have been issued across various regions in the United States, including tornado, thunderstorm, and high wind alerts.

A tornado warning was issued for Hamilton County, New York, due to a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado and golf ball-sized hail. In the central Plains, a bowing complex of thunderstorms posed risks of severe wind gusts up to 80 mph and large hail in southern Nebraska and northwest Kansas.

Additional severe thunderstorm warnings were active for several areas: - Nebraska: Custer, Lincoln, Logan, and McPherson Counties, with potential for 80 mph gusts. - Wyoming: Goshen and Platte Counties, with wind gusts up to 70 mph. - Louisiana and Mississippi: Multiple parishes and counties, including Livingston, LA, and Pearl River, MS, facing 60 mph wind gusts.

Authorities have advised residents in affected areas to seek shelter in interior rooms on the lowest floors of sturdy buildings to protect against flying debris and structural damage.