( CNN ) Tornadoes , fierce winds and severe thunderstorms with large hail are predicted for the Midwest and for the Plains , from the Ozarks eastward to the lower Ohio Valley , on Thursday and Friday , the National Weather Service said . Severe weather is perilous anytime , of course , but CNN meteorologist Chad Myers says that tornado conditions are more dangerous during the night . `` Tornadoes can be more deadly when people are sleeping and not paying attention to the warnings , '' he said . Scattered storms will soak Illinois and Missouri , and wind and hail will continue to be moderate in those states , the National Weather Service said . By Thursday afternoon , storms will hit parts of Indiana and Kentucky . Earlier this week , severe weather struck the South . Alabama , Arkansas , Oklahoma and Georgia reported large hail . Residents in Shawnee , Oklahoma , were awakened early Wednesday morning by a severe storm producing golf ball-sized hail . `` The hail came out of nowhere so it was kind of shocking , '' Sherri McDonald said to CNN in an iReport . The hail dinged her car .
Thunderstorms with large hail are predicted for the Midwest and the Plains . Tornadoes could strike Thursday night and Friday .