We followed along Tuesday as violent storms unleashed tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds across parts of the Plains, Midwest and South.

A big temperature drop will follow the thunderstorms with highs around 50 degrees expected through the weekend for New Jersey.

There is not much time to recover for some across the central U.S. as a new severe weather outbreak brings tornadoes, damaging winds and hail to the Central and Eastern U.S. Here's the latest forecast.

Confidence has increased about Alabama seeing another round of severe weather on Wednesday. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has included the entire state in either a Level 2 or Level 1 risk area for Wednesday.

A tornado watch is now in effect for far southwest Michigan. A severe thunderstorm watch is also in effect from Iowa to part of Michigan. There are expectations of a few tornadoes, which could be intense.

A line of severe storms is moving across Indiana this morning with severe wind gusts, frequent lightning, and possibly rotation/tornadoes.

Homes and buildings in Kankakee County were reduced to piles of rubble late Tuesday night after severe weather and a reported tornado tore through the Chicago area, leaving behind at least seven people hurt, several schools closed and thousands of power ...

"We encourage residents to stay alert, take steps now to prepare their homes and families, and pay close attention to official weather alerts as conditions continue to develop."

Strong to possibly severe thunderstorms are expected across Southeast Michigan, beginning Tuesday night. These storms will last overnight and even into Wednesday morning as a powerful storm system moves through the Great Lakes.

The first full week of meteorological spring brought a severe weather threat to the central United States with multiple confirmed tornadoes and fatalities.