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America's battered Midwest is on tornado alert again as a massive twister bears down on Oklahoma City, reportedly killing four people and critically injuring three children.

The latest warnings come as the death toll from the massive storm that ravaged Joplin, Missouri reached 122, making it the deadliest single US twister in six decades, officials said today.

The latest twister has been described as ‘‘extremely dangerous and life threatening’’, CNN has reported, snapping power poles and overturning cars as it tore through communities.

At least two tornadoes had touched down in Oklahoma with one tornado causing an ‘‘unspecified number of deaths’’ and the other racing towards Oklahoma City, CNN said.

‘‘It appears as a big black cloud comin’ at ya over the ground,’’ a weather forecaster on TV station KFOR told viewers.

CBS reported that the twister had killed four people and critically injured three children as it raced through the outer western suburbs of Oklahoma City.

That toll from the Joplin disaster is expected to rise as rescuers work desperately to search ruined buildings.

Officials said 750 people had been treated in hospital after the twister hit on Sunday, US time, cutting a swath of destruction 6.4 kilometres long and a kilometre wide through Joplin, a town of about 50,000.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the previous highest death toll from a single tornado was recorded in Flint, Michigan in 1953 with 116 fatalities.

Officials said the tornado ranks as the eighth deadliest in America's history.

More on Oklahoma tornado soon.

America's battered Midwest is on tornado alert again as a massive twister bears down on Oklahoma City, reportedly killing four people and critically injuring three children.

The latest warnings come as the death toll from the massive storm that ravaged Joplin, Missouri reached 122, making it the deadliest single US twister in six decades, officials said today.

The latest twister has been described as ‘‘extremely dangerous and life threatening’’, CNN has reported, snapping power poles and overturning cars as it tore through communities.

At least two tornadoes had touched down in Oklahoma with one tornado causing an ‘‘unspecified number of deaths’’ and the other racing towards Oklahoma City, CNN said.

‘‘It appears as a big black cloud comin’ at ya over the ground,’’ a weather forecaster on TV station KFOR told viewers.

CBS reported that the twister had killed four people and critically injured three children as it raced through the outer western suburbs of Oklahoma City.

That toll from the Joplin disaster is expected to rise as rescuers work desperately to search ruined buildings.

Officials said 750 people had been treated in hospital after the twister hit on Sunday, US time, cutting a swath of destruction 6.4 kilometres long and a kilometre wide through Joplin, a town of about 50,000.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the previous highest death toll from a single tornado was recorded in Flint, Michigan in 1953 with 116 fatalities.

Officials said the tornado ranks as the eighth deadliest in America's history.

More on Oklahoma tornado soon.

Taylor Swift is opening the doors for her dress rehearsal to help those devastated by the tornadoes that touched down in the South. The 21-year-old country singer is selling 13,000 tickets for fans to come see her last dress rehearsal for her ‘Speak Now’ tour. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards those that lost homes, family, and friends in the recent disaster that killed 329 people and leveled entire communities.

Taylor says:

“I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage. I’ve never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the ‘Speak Now’ tour would be a great way to raise money.”

 “We will probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can.

Taylor Swift is opening the doors for her dress rehearsal to help those devastated by the tornadoes that touched down in the South. The 21-year-old country singer is selling 13,000 tickets for fans to come see her last dress rehearsal for her ‘Speak Now’ tour. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards those that lost homes, family, and friends in the recent disaster that killed 329 people and leveled entire communities.

Taylor says:

“I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage. I’ve never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the ‘Speak Now’ tour would be a great way to raise money.”

 “We will probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can.