Tornado LIVE Alerts: Strong Storms Threaten Millions Across Central U.S.

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Live severe weather coverage and tornado alert updates across the United States.
LIVE WEATHER ALERT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:56PM CDT until July 5 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX — Area: Deaf Smith, TX; Randall, TX — Expires: Jul 5, 9:00 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:56PM EDT until July 5 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC — Area: Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Lee, NC; Moore, NC — Expires: Jul 5, 8:06 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:55PM EDT until July 5 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV — Area: Meigs, OH; Jackson, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV — Expires: Jul 5, 8:05 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:54PM CDT until July 5 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA — Area: Smith, TX — Expires: Jul 5, 9:00 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:54PM CDT until July 5 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK — Area: Cotton, OK; Jefferson, OK; Clay, TX — Expires: Jul 5, 8:45 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:54PM CDT until July 5 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA — Area: Livingston, LA; St. John The Baptist, LA; Tangipahoa, LA — Expires: Jul 5, 8:45 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:54PM EDT until July 5 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC — Area: Horry, SC; Marion, SC — Expires: Jul 5, 8:15 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:52PM CDT until July 5 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK — Area: Archer, TX; Wichita, TX — Expires: Jul 5, 8:45 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 5 at 2:48PM CDT until July 5 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA — Area: Cherokee, TX; Gregg, TX; Nacogdoches, TX; Rusk, TX; Smith, TX — Expires: Jul 6, 3:00 AM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:48PM EDT until July 5 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN — Area: Greene, TN; Unicoi, TN; Washington, TN — Expires: Jul 5, 8:45 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:47PM EDT until July 5 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC — Area: Clarendon, SC; Sumter, SC — Expires: Jul 5, 8:30 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:47PM CDT until July 5 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA — Area: St. John The Baptist, LA; St. Tammany, LA; Tangipahoa, LA — Expires: Jul 5, 8:00 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:46PM EDT until July 5 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA — Area: Caroline, VA — Expires: Jul 5, 8:15 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 5 at 2:42PM CDT until July 5 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX — Area: Bailey, TX; Castro, TX; Cochran, TX; Cottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Floyd, TX; Garza, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Kent, TX; King, TX; Lamb, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Motley, TX; Parmer, TX; Stonewall, TX; Swisher, TX; Terry, TX; Yoakum, TX — Expires: Jul 6, 3:00 AM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:40PM CDT until July 5 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN — Area: Carroll, TN; Gibson, TN; Madison, TN — Expires: Jul 5, 8:00 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 5 at 2:39PM CDT until July 5 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX — Area: Anderson, TX; Bosque, TX; Collin, TX; Comanche, TX; Cooke, TX; Dallas, TX; Denton, TX; Eastland, TX; Ellis, TX; Erath, TX; Freestone, TX; Hamilton, TX; Henderson, TX; Hill, TX; Hood, TX; Hunt, TX; Jack, TX; Johnson, TX; Kaufman, TX; Limestone, TX; McLennan, TX; Montague, TX; Navarro, TX; Palo Pinto, TX; Parker, TX; Rains, TX; Rockwall, TX; Somervell, TX; Stephens, TX; Tarrant, TX; Van Zandt, TX; Wise, TX; Young, TX — Expires: Jul 6, 3:00 AM ● Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 5 at 2:39PM CDT until July 5 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS San Angelo TX — Area: Callahan, TX; Fisher, TX; Haskell, TX; Jones, TX; Nolan, TX; Shackelford, TX; Taylor, TX; Throckmorton, TX — Expires: Jul 6, 3:00 AM ● Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 5 at 2:39PM CDT until July 5 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK — Area: Cotton, OK; Jackson, OK; Jefferson, OK; Love, OK; Tillman, OK; Archer, TX; Baylor, TX; Clay, TX; Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Knox, TX; Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX — Expires: Jul 6, 3:00 AM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:39PM CDT until July 5 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS — Area: Covington, MS; Forrest, MS; Lamar, MS; Marion, MS — Expires: Jul 5, 9:00 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:38PM CDT until July 5 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK — Area: Clay, TX; Wichita, TX — Expires: Jul 5, 8:00 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:35PM EDT until July 5 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC — Area: Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Vance, NC — Expires: Jul 5, 8:15 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:35PM EDT until July 5 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC — Area: Chatham, GA; Beaufort, SC; Jasper, SC — Expires: Jul 5, 8:15 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:32PM CDT until July 5 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS — Area: Covington, MS; Jones, MS — Expires: Jul 5, 8:30 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:29PM EDT until July 5 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA — Area: Chattooga, GA; Walker, GA — Expires: Jul 5, 8:15 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:24PM CDT until July 5 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK — Area: Clay, TX — Expires: Jul 5, 8:15 PM ● Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:22PM CDT until July 5 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK — Area: Tillman, OK; Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX — Expires: Jul 5, 8:00 PM

🔴 LIVE Tornado Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:56PM CDT until July 5 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Area: Deaf Smith, TX; Randall, TX

Issued: Jul 5, 2026 7:56 PM | Expires: Jul 5, 2026 9:00 PM

SVRAMA The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Randall County in the Panhandle of Texas... Southeastern Deaf Smith County in the Panhandle of Texas... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 256 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm...

Safety: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:56PM EDT until July 5 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

Area: Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Lee, NC; Moore, NC

Issued: Jul 5, 2026 7:56 PM | Expires: Jul 5, 2026 8:06 PM

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:55PM EDT until July 5 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Area: Meigs, OH; Jackson, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV

Issued: Jul 5, 2026 7:55 PM | Expires: Jul 5, 2026 8:05 PM

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms. To...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:54PM CDT until July 5 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Area: Smith, TX

Issued: Jul 5, 2026 7:54 PM | Expires: Jul 5, 2026 9:00 PM

SVRSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Smith County in northeastern Texas... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 254 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 15 miles south of Golden to near...

Safety: Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 3:54PM EDT until July 5 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

Area: Horry, SC; Marion, SC

Issued: Jul 5, 2026 7:54 PM | Expires: Jul 5, 2026 8:15 PM

At 354 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Galivants Ferry, or 11 miles southeast of Mullins, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Galivants...

Safety: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:54PM CDT until July 5 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

Area: Livingston, LA; St. John The Baptist, LA; Tangipahoa, LA

Issued: Jul 5, 2026 7:54 PM | Expires: Jul 5, 2026 8:45 PM

SVRLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... East central Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southern Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At...

Safety: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near areas of water, get away and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:54PM CDT until July 5 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Area: Cotton, OK; Jefferson, OK; Clay, TX

Issued: Jul 5, 2026 7:54 PM | Expires: Jul 5, 2026 8:45 PM

SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma... Southeastern Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma... Northeastern Clay County in northern Texas... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 254 PM CDT, a severe...

Safety: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:52PM CDT until July 5 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Area: Archer, TX; Wichita, TX

Issued: Jul 5, 2026 7:52 PM | Expires: Jul 5, 2026 8:45 PM

SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Archer County in northern Texas... Southern Wichita County in northern Texas... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 252 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending...

Safety: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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CHICAGO — Dangerous severe weather is unfolding across parts of the United States as meteorologists warn that strong tornadoes, giant hail and destructive winds are possible during a major storm outbreak moving across the Plains and Midwest.

Millions of Americans are currently under severe weather alerts stretching from Texas and Oklahoma through Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and parts of the Great Lakes region. Forecasters say atmospheric conditions are becoming increasingly favorable for rotating supercell thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes.

The National Weather Service has issued multiple Tornado Watches and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings as storms rapidly strengthen across the central United States. (weather.gov)

Areas Facing Highest Tornado Risk

Weather agencies say the greatest tornado threat currently includes:

  • eastern Nebraska,
  • northeastern Kansas,
  • western Iowa,
  • southeastern South Dakota,
  • and southern Minnesota.

Cities including Omaha, Wichita, Kansas City, Lincoln and Des Moines are being closely monitored as severe storms continue developing.

Meteorologists warn that some storms may produce:

  • strong tornadoes,
  • baseball-sized hail,
  • damaging wind gusts over 80 mph,
  • flash flooding,
  • and dangerous lightning.

LIVE Tornado Tracking Updates

Real-time radar imagery already shows rotating storm cells intensifying across portions of Kansas and Nebraska. Storm chasers have reported rapidly developing supercells capable of producing tornadoes as warm, humid air collides with a powerful cold front. (weather.com)

Forecasters say the severe weather threat could continue through late Monday night before gradually shifting eastward toward parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes region.

The Weather Prediction Center warned that storms may become more widespread during the evening hours as the system strengthens.

Why This Storm Outbreak Is Dangerous

Meteorologists say several powerful weather ingredients are coming together at once:

  • strong upper-level winds,
  • unstable warm air,
  • intense wind shear,
  • and an advancing dry line.

That combination significantly increases the risk of rotating thunderstorms and tornado formation.

The current setup is also occurring during the peak U.S. tornado season, when the Plains and Midwest often experience the most violent storms of the year.

Tornado Activity Already High in 2026

Illinois currently leads the United States in tornado reports this year, with more than 100 tornadoes already recorded during 2026, according to recent weather data. Experts warn the active pattern may continue into the coming days.

Emergency management officials are urging residents in high-risk areas to:

  • monitor local weather alerts,
  • keep phones charged,
  • prepare emergency shelter locations,
  • and avoid unnecessary travel during severe storms.