Another Day, Another MODERATE RISK - 6/4/08

Ben Sparks has submitted some pictures of tornadoes from Illinois:

Ben intercepted the tornadoes in the Mackinaw River Valley, southeast of Peoria, IL.
Radar image of the storm at the time of the tornadoes

11:00 PM CDT
Tornadic cell in Iowa is crossing Interstate 35 between Des Moines and Osceola.

10:25 PM CDT
Severe weather is still on going across the midwest tonight. Right now there are tornado warnings in effect for Frontier and Lincoln counties in western Nebraska, and Clark and Union counties in central Iowa.

The storm effecting Clark and Union counties in Iowa has a history of producing multi-vortex tornados as well as at least one wedge tornado according to media reports. Take a look at this hook echo captured at about 9:43 PM CDT.

10:24 PM CDT
Tornado Warning continues for Union and Clarke counties in IA. Tornadic storm about 35 miles southwest of Des Moines.

Large tornadoes have been reported with this supercell over the last two hours.

*** The last 3 hours of severe weather coverage was handled by the SevereStudios Moderator Feed ***

8:38 PM CDT
WHO TV out of Des Moines Iowa is live streaming severe weather coverage tonight.

And, KCCI out of Des Moines is reporting that an eighth person has died of injuries suffered in the Parkersburg Iowa EF-5 tornado last month.

8:50 PM EDT
Tornado Warnings continue for Starke and Pulaski Counties in Indiana. A monster supercell with very large hail is currently moving Northeast through Northern Indiana.

6:10 PM CDT
Spotters continue to report a Tornado on the ground 25 miles southeast of Omaha.

Meanwhile, 4 seperate Tornado Warnings are in effect in Southeastern Ohio and Northern Kentucky right along the Ohio River.

Tornado is on the ground in Western Iowa as well.

6:00 PM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Mesoscale Discussionfor Indiana and Illinois concerning Severe Weather Potential today. CAPE Values are between 2000 and 3000 J/KG and shear seems reasonable to support a few supercells.

5:45 PM CDT
A Tornado Watch Has Been Issued until 12:00 AM CDT for parts of Nebraska and Iowa.
There are currently 17 Tornado Warnings in effect. A Tornado was reported on the ground in Cass County, NB near the city of Murray at 5:22 PM CDT.
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5:00 PM CDT
Tornado Warnings continue to be issued in Indiana, Colorado, Virginia, West Virginia, and Nebraska. Stay Tuned For Further Updates...

4:04 PM CDT
TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BUFFALO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA and EAST CENTRAL DAWSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... UNTIL 445 PM CDT

3:20 PM CDT
Yuma and Washington Counties are under Tornado Warnings in Northeast Colorado for a cell showing some rotation.

3:15 PM CDT
Brian Thalken's cam is currently active. He is in Southeast Nebraska.

3:05 PM CDT
A Tornado Watch Has Been Issued until 9:00 PM CDT for Parts of Kansas and Nebraska

1:45 PM CDT
A Tornado Watch Has Been Issued until 8:00 PM MDT for Parts Of Colorado, Nebraksa and Kansas.

12:00 PM CDT
A Tornado Watch Has Been Issued until 8:00 PM EDT for parts of District Of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

8:45 AM CDT
A Tornado Watch Has Been Issued until 4:00 PM EDT
For Parts Of Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, And West Virginia.

8:00 AM CDT
Portions of northern Kansas, southeast Nebraska, southwest Iowa, and northwest Missouri are under a Moderate Risk (MDT) of severe weather, including tornadoes, this afternoon.

A second Moderate Risk area has ben denoted for West Virginia, Virginia, and Delaware.

The best chance for tornadoes is across the KS/NE Moderate Risk.