Storm damage experts have long warned against the misguided practice of parking under overpasses during severe storms or tornadoes. Not only is it dangerous to the countless other people stuck behind parked drivers, but the practice is also extremely dangerous for people under the overpass.

Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, is providing aid in Kentucky and Missouri following a deadly tornado outbreak in the region.

Missouri and parts of Illinois brace for a week of storms, with potential severe weather and heavy rain starting tonight.

"Severe thunderstorms capable of all severe hazards remain possible this evening across portions of the central and southern Plains," a forecast from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said.

As the St. Louis area cleans up following Friday’s tornado that killed five people and damaged thousands of homes, Missouri is still waiting for a federal disaster declaration from the tornadoes, flooding,

ST. LOUIS – Warning the public about life-threatening storms is the most important thing we do as meteorologists. The night of March 14 is one that few in this area will soon forget, as multiple tornadoes touched down that night, leaving swaths of massive destruction in both Missouri and Illinois.

Thousands are still without power as more severe weather may batter areas already devastated by weekend storms.