A tornado watch has been issued for the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana as severe storms move into the Chicago area Wednesday.

While rain has been persistent on Wednesday in Southeast Michigan, storms are still possible tonight as a warm front rapidly lifts to the north.

Severe storms hit the Southeast on Monday, while thunderstorms and damaging winds stretched up to New York’s tristate area. More are forecast for later this week.

The National Weather Service has issued a rare high risk for severe storms and tornadoes for parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky. FOX 26 Meteorlogist Remeisha Shade looks at the threat as well as Houston's wind and rain conditions for the week.

A once-in-a generation extreme weather event is beginning Wednesday with a tornado outbreak and will continue into the weekend with dangerous, life-threatening flooding.

As thunderstorms threatened to hit parts of the Midwest and South, forecasters warned of flash flooding and tornadoes.

Volatile spring weather will kick into high gear this week as a potential severe thunderstorm outbreak and life-threatening flooding loom large for tens of millions of people in the central and eastern United States.

The National Weather Service released a wind advisory at 3:34 a.m. EDT on Wednesday valid between 2 p.m. EDT and 10 p.m. EDT for Alger, Luce and Schoolcraft counties.

The Orange County and Santa Ana Mountains area is the focus of an updated wind advisory issued at 2:43 a.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from noon until