Severe storms are racing into the Chicago area, prompting a tornado watch and the possibility of a messy, hazardous commute home from work. The Tornado Watch is in effect for Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston and Will counties in Illinois and Jasper,

There is a tornado watch in place for the afternoon and evening in Chicago's south suburbs and Northwest Indiana.

More severe thunderstorm warnings have been added for Ripley, Switzerland, Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana until 12:45 a.m. 11:30 p.m.-The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued until 12:15 a.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Lauderdale and Colbert Counties until 6 a.m. Any storm that can move into northwest Alabama overnight will be in a favorable environment for damaging winds,

Local and state authorities as well as Duke Energy are warning Hoosiers of severe weather threats and possible power outages that may occur in Indiana starting Wednesday evening. While Wednesday may bring heavy rain and possible destructive hail and tornadoes,

Several counties across Kentucky and Indiana were under a Tornado Watch or Warning Wednesday night. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A quick-moving storm caused wind damage in the Louisville area as it barreled through Kentucky and southern Indiana late Wednesday evening.

Tornadoes and violent winds have ripped through western Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana leaving homes and businesses flattened. At least seven people have died but with further storms and "significant,

The first round of a four-day severe weather cylce slammed into Tennessee Wednesday night into Thursday morning killing at least four people.

When a warning is issued, take action. This means tornado conditions are imminent and have been spotted either by someone on the ground or by radar. Warning areas are typically smaller than those within a watch and are issued for a shorter time period, typically about 15 minutes.

At least six people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest

Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes.

Two people were killed in Tennessee, officials said, and millions of people were under severe weather advisories and more than 300,000 customers had lost power.

Several central U.S. states were hit by deadly flash flooding and tornadoes overnight. Tennessee has suffered widespread damage in storms' wake.

Violent storms have cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes

The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the U.S. South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and killing two people.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency, the most severe type of warning that exists, in Lake City, Arkansas.

Multiple videos shared on social media show powerful tornadoes touching down and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Severe storms are sweeping the U.S. South and Midwest, spawning damaging tornadoes and causing flooding in multiple states into Thursday morning. The big picture: The National Weather Service warned the "powerful Spring storm system will bring a barrage of life-threatening weather hazards" to parts of the Lower Ohio Valley and Mid-South overnight.

V iolent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least three people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday in parts of Arkansas,

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least one tornado hit Southwest Ohio during early morning storms on Thursday. Here's where.

The storms bearing heavy rains are expected in parts of Texas, the lower Mississippi Valley and the Ohio Valley.