Millions of Americans are living on high alert throughout the Midwest states, an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley." States such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, and Arkansas, are being pounded by severe thunderstorms that are producing tornadoes left and right.

Storm Chasers are anticipating these tornadoes, however residents in "Tornado Alley" are not. These tornadoes cause millions to billions of dollars in damage every year. Hundreds lose their lives and thousands are injured. Cars are thrown into trees, houses ripped off their foundation. These destructive forces of nature are unpredictable, but scientists will hopefully one day be able to predict these monsters.

Tornadoes are still devastating these areas and for the next several days, the weather won't be light. The Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma has given the same area a slight to enhanced severe weather risk which means that the area could see tornadoes, hail between 1 and 2 inches in diameter or larger, winds over 60mph, and excessive flooding.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman Oklahoma as well as hundreds of storm chasers from private and government agencies such as TWIRL from the Center For Severe Weather Research and Extreme Tornado Research will be gearing up for what is already a very active tornado season. So far, roughly 500 tornadoes have touched down across the United States and Storm Chasers will be going out with research tools to collect information that cannot be recorded in a laboratory.

While storm chasers are working on predicting tornadoes, the communities in their paths are terrified and are waiting in agony for the next one to move in, hoping that they do not get hit. Towns such as Moore OK, Greensburg KS, and Joplin MO, are all recovering from being struck by major tornadoes which were rated between EF-3 and EF-5 on the Enhanced Fujita damage scale.

Residents are waiting for the next tornado to strike, not knowing when or where it'll occur. The only thing they can do is listen for the warnings, take shelter, and hope that they do not get hit.