It's been a siege of severe weather this week. Another rash of storms is firing up in some of the same areas hit earlier. Our latest forecast shows where tornadoes, hail and flooding rain could happen again.

A widespread severe thunderstorm outbreak is unfolding across nine states from the southern Plains into the Upper Mississippi Valley today, Friday April 17, 2026, with the Storm Prediction Center

More than 35 million Americans from Wisconsin to Oklahoma are at risk of a severe weather outbreak on Friday, including tornadoes, as some violent storms have already fired up across multiple states. So far, there have been 12 reported tornadoes across five states and a confirmed tornado on the ground in Illinois on Friday.

A significant severe weather outbreak is underway across several East Coast states Monday afternoon as a powerful storm system brings heavy rain and damaging winds to millions of Americans. Multiple tornado watches are in effect from the Florida panhandle up the East Coast into New Jersey,

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However, the cold front will quickly overtake storms, causing them all to merge into a windy squall line. Tornado and hail risk will decrease, though a few spin-up tornadoes are still possible. Instead, widespread 60 to 75 mph wind gusts will accompany the squall.

The threat for tornadoes is located over eastern Iowa, northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin through mid-evening. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch in Illinois and Missouri thru 11pm CDT. That includes Chicago, St. Louis, Columbia and Springfield.

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