On Monday at 5:36 p.m. the National Weather Service released a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6:30 p.m. for Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale and Lawrence counties.

For the remainder of today, we will be on the storm watch. There is a chance for severe storms until roughly 9pm, especially south of Chicago. If we have a severe storm, all threats are possible including torrential rain, tornadoes, and damaging wind.

As severe thunderstorms blow through the Twin Cities metro, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and large hail, there are currently more than 51,000 households without power, according to Xcel Energy's outage map, and around 57,500 Xcel customers without power statewide.

Temperatures could feel like close to 110 degrees in Iowa today with much of the state under an extreme heat warning. Severe weather is also possible.

One severe thunderstorm is capable of producing strong winds. But when they team up in summer, they can produce widespread wind damage and power outages for hundreds of miles. These are called derechos.

The National Weather Service released an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 7:47 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 8 p.m. for Baker and Malheur counties.