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Stormy Sunday: Storms, high winds sock Illinois; Several tornadoes reported; 1 person in Marengo killed
| Tornadoes batter Indiana, Kentucky | Severe storms sweep central U.S. | More | Illinois: Severe weather leaves thousands in the dark

Saturday’s tornadoes total 92, three people killed | USA Today article on Missouri, Nebraska tornado outbreak | Storms swoop across Kansas

Latest on tornadoes this Memorial Day Weekend via Google News

Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings dot a large part of the U.S. Get the latest watches and warnings from this National Weather Service map, and the latest cams and radars by clicking into your region in the WXnation satellite/radar map.

In the world of space news: Moon tells of unexpected Earth climate changes

Saturn looks nice in today’s Astronomy Pic of the Day

Tornado warnings dot a large part of the Midwest and Central Plains.

From Indy: Rain Pauses Race After 29 Laps; Tornado Warnings Issued

Last weekend, my wife and I saw a Fort Worth Cats baseball game at LaGrave Field in downtown Fort Worth. I had my handy Samsung/Sprint camera phone with me and couldn’t resist the great view of Fort Worth’s skyline, so I snapped a few shots with the intent of stringing them together and presenting a rather grainy panoramic pic that looks best in black & white… (click on it to see the full image in a new window):

Posted at 12:46 a.m. : The storm that will not go away, which formed east of Oklahoma City Saturday afternoon, is now in Tulsa after moving across northern Metro Oklahoma City and then moving south of Stillwater. Tulsa County is under a tornado warning, and live coverage of the storm can, at this moment, be heard streaming online at KRMG-AM via Radio-Locator. A story is available from KTUL-TV. Get the latest warnings and watches in the National Weather Service map for Tulsa area. Cams and radars are in the Tulsa page

Much of the Central Plains is under a tornado watch, and warnings have been issued in South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Oklahoma. Get the latest watches and warnings from this National Weather Service map.

Reported tornadoes and baseball to softball-size hail from a single but powerful storm are moving across the northern part of Metro Oklahoma City, including Piedmont and Edmond. Coverage from KTOK-AM live (link in right column) and story from ChannelOklahoma

Tornadoes were reportedly spotted north of Kansas City this evening. Story

Other areas getting hit tonight: Wichita and parts of Iowa

Posted at midnight: Iowa is again in the line of fire for storms. Get cams and radar images in the Des Moines page and other city pages

My wife and I just returned from seeing “The Day After Tomorrow” and we both liked it. I thought the special effects were very well done, and the characters were likeable and, at appropriate times, very humorous. I couldn’t think of a slow point in the movie. It, once again, reassures me that my move from Michigan to Texas was a wise one. (I’m not a fan of sub-zero degree weather at any point in my life). My wife liked the special effects as well. She did not like the scene featuring the wolves…

Astronomers think they’ve found infant planet

Kentucky storms update

Severe Weather Strikes Central Ohio

From MILive.com: Local TV stations go overboard on weather alerts

Nebraska: Storms May Strike Again This Weekend

Report: Caribbean flood death toll nears 2,000

Get the latest on the wildfires burning in Arizona and New Mexico

The Ohio Valley is seeing strong storms and flooding. Latest watches/warnings and Radar/city pages map

Heavy rain moved through Dallas-Fort Worth and north Texas tonight. KXAS-TV’s live streaming radar is online (new window, WMP, Broadband only). Many other radars and cams for this area are in the DFW page

Missouri: National Weather Service releases tornado F-ratings

Severe Weather Causes Damage In Western Oklahoma

Michigan: Weather hits farmers hard

High-tech system keeps Indy weather-informed

From the National Weather Service: Supercell thunderstorm produces baseball-size hail and 80 mph wind in Central Missouri

Parts of Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, New York, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas are under tornado or severe thunderstorm watches and warnings this evening. Get radars and cams in your nearest city in the satellite/radar map

Des Plaines River Crests Lower Than Expected In Illinois

Chicago Develops Extreme-Weather Warning System

Kentucky: At-Risk For Severe Weather Today

Silver lining to storms: Great Lakes rising

The Day After Tomorrow comes out the day after tomorrow: Killer weather, or not?. Be sure to catch a week of Storm Stories on The Weather Channel, which is being promoted as a prerequisite for the film.

At least 270 dead in Caribbean storms

Severe Storms Sweep Through Kansas City/Tornadoes Hit Northeastern Missouri. Some interesting comments on the night of storms surfaced in the KC area from FreeRepublic.com (just discovered that page in my statisitics). As usual, cams and radars are in the KC page. Also getting hit again today, Omaha, Des Moines, and St. Louis is also seeing a line of severe storms move through as I type this…

The storms in Nebraska and Iowa have made Omaha and Des Moines the 10th and 19th most visited cities at this site since May 1. Much higher than usual in visits for May: Chicago at the top spot; Detroit at No. 3; Indianapolis at No. 4 and Cleveland No. 11. See the Top 20 visited pages, updated daily, in the left column of the home page.

In Iowa: Airport Evacuated Because Of Bad Weather

Weather coverage annoying but needed

Severe Storms Sweep Through Kansas City/Tornadoes Hit Northeastern Missouri. Some interesting comments on the night of storms in the KC area from FreeRepublic.com. As usual, cams and radars are in the KC page. Also getting hit again today, Omaha, Des Moines, and St. Louis is also seeing a line of severe storms move through as I type this…

The storms in Nebraska and Iowa have made Omaha and Des Moines the 10th and 19th most visited cities at this site since May 1. Much higher than usual in visits for May: Chicago at the top spot; Detroit at No. 3; Indianapolis at No. 4 and Cleveland No. 11. See the Top 20 visited pages, updated daily, in the left column of the home page.

A threat of tornadoes exists this afternoon and evening in Omaha, Kansas City and Des Moines. Check out the Intellicast radar summary for the area. Strong storms are also possible in the northeast. Get the very latest watches and warnings. For radars and weather cams, click on your nearest city in the WXnation live radar map

Detroit Flooding: Storm damage is surging | Tornadoes reported as Michigan floods, blackouts continue | More stories | Lansing Flooding

Nebraska Flooding/Tornado Damage: Storms Kill 1

Quad Cities, IL Flooding: National Weather Service warns area rivers soon will overfill banks

Chicago-Area Flooding: Suburbs bracing for ‘worst ever’ flood

Iowa Flooding/Damage: Overnight storms cause flooding, damage

Wisconsin Flooding: Flooding Plagues Southeastern Wisconsin

Ohio Flooding: Findlay Floods

Western New York State: Latest Round of Wild Weather

Deadly tornado outbreak in Nebraska and Iowa: A total of 81 tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down Saturday:

• U.S. Midwest Battered by Second Night of Storms
• Storms Batter Iowa For Second Consecutive Night
• Tornadoes, Severe Storms Ravage Nebraska
• 19 Tornadoes Reported In Nebraska
• Iowa: Tornadoes Hit Heartland
• Multiple tornadoes, severe storms strike Nebraska, again
• Tornado chasers lured by weather
• More stories via Google News

And: More storms soak Michigan

Posted here at 12:10 a.m.: Dozens of tornadoes have hit Nebraska and Iowa, and there are widespread reports of damage due to strong storms with straightline winds up to 106 mph, according to NWS and reported on WHO-AM 1040. Also getting hit, parts of Kansas and Missouri. Storms are also near Raleigh, NC. Get the latest warnings and watches here, and the latest radar images and webcam images in your nearest city page by clicking on the home page’s live radar map. Also, listen to live radio coverage (AM News/Talk is your best bet) at Radio-Locator.com (look for lightning bolt symbols)