At 6:46 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service released a tornado watch in effect until Wednesday at 1 a.m. for Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson,

A tornado watch has been issued for all 13 counties in the Huntsville viewing area until 10:00 PM tonight.

A pair of construction workers in St. Louis had no choice but to sit tight when a tornado, which killed five, passed through the region on May 20.

The NWS Morristown TN issued an updated tornado watch at 10:55 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until Wednesday at 2 a.m. for Cherokee County.

9:13 p.m. - A Tornado Warning for southwestern Walker County, southwestern Dade County until 10 p.m. At 9:13 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Ider, or 12 miles southwest of Trenton, moving east at 25 mph. In addition to tornadic activity, half-dollar-sized hail is possible.

Dozens of tornados ripped through Midwestern states this weekend, causing millions of dollars in damage and multiple deaths.

The following counties are under the watch: Bureau, Christian, Cumberland, Edgar, Fulton, Knox, Macon, McDonough, Morgan, Piatt, Schuyler, Tazewell, Woodford, Cass, Clark, DeWitt, Effingham, Henry, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Moultrie, Putnam, Shelby, Vermilion, Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Ford, Iroquois, Logan, Mason, Peoria, Stark, and Warren.

A few tornadoes, along with widespread, apple-size hail and gusts up to 70 mph, are likely as severe thunderstorms sweep into the Kansas City area.

At 7:28 p.m. on Tuesday, the NWS Morristown TN issued an updated tornado watch in effect until Wednesday at 2 a.m. for Cherokee County.

If you're not sure what you should do for a tornado warning vs. a tornado watch, here's the difference between these two terms — and why that matters.