The watch includes the entire Kansas City metro area and dozens of surrounding counties in both Missouri and Kansas.

There are reports of a tornado on the ground in Kankakee, Illinois, Tuesday afternoon amid an outbreak of severe weather.

Tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are possible in the Chicago area today and overnight. Timing and details here: ...

More severe weather is expected to hit Oklahoma on Tuesday, with the latest round bringing a risk of tornadoes and hail to the Sooner State.

The afternoon severe weather update has increased the potential strength of any tornado that could form over the southern third of Lower Michigan.

The Peoria area is now at "moderate" risk for a severe weather tonight, including possible tornadoes. Here's the forecast.

The cap is a layer of relatively warm air a few thousand feet above the ground that prevents thunderstorm development. If the cap is too strong, thunderstorms won’t develop. If the cap holds long ...

Aerial photos survey the damage from deadliest tornado outbreak in decades. Four people were killed and dozens were injured ...

Forecasters say some of the thunderstorms could become severe with large hail and wind gusts as high as 60 to 70 mph.

The Chicago area faces an elevated risk of severe weather, with intense storms capable of producing tornadoes, large hail and fierce winds.

Beggs Middle School will be closed for the remainder of the year following the significant tornado damage to the building and buses, officials said.