Severe storms swept through the Plains and Midwest on Monday, causing injuries and property damage across multiple states, with weather forecasters warning that additional severe weather could strike the region Tuesday.

In Kansas, authorities reported several people sustained minor injuries during Monday's storms. Three individuals suffered minor injuries in rural Franklin County, located about 50 miles southwest of Kansas City, according to the sheriff's office. The town of Ottawa experienced structural damage, though officials reported no deaths or injuries there.

The National Weather Service planned to send a survey team to assess damage in the Ottawa area on Tuesday to determine whether a tornado passed through the community, according to Chelsea Picha, a meteorologist with the weather service's Topeka office.

Thousands of residents across the affected region lost electrical power due to the storms, and multiple schools closed as a result of the severe weather conditions.

Forecasters warned that Tuesday afternoon and evening could bring additional severe weather to the Plains and Midwest, including the potential for large hail, tornadoes, flooding, and damaging wind gusts. The weather service advised residents in the affected areas to remain alert for rapidly changing conditions.

The severe weather outbreak represents the latest in a series of storm systems that have impacted the central United States in recent weeks, as atmospheric patterns continue to generate conditions favorable for thunderstorm development across the region.