There is a Slight Risk of severe weather today for eastern New York and western New England. Also, for the lower Mississippi Valley into the Carolinas. The main threats will be for hail and damaging winds. Isolated tornadoes are possible, but the threat today is very minimal.

NEWS STORIES

Several reports of Waterspouts near South Haven, Michigan earlier today.
Waterspouts WWMT CH 3-Kalamazoo,MI
Waterspouts Video WWMT CH 3-Kalamazoo,MI
Waterspouts Seen in Lake Michigan WOOD TV 8
WOOD TV 8 Blog Pictures

WATCHES

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #814 for far eastern Georgia, southern and eastern North Carolina, and much of South Carolina coastal waters until 10:00 PM EDT.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #813 for Western Connecticut, western and central Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, northern New Jersey, eastern and southern New York, much of Rhode Island, and southern Vermont coastal waters until 8:00 EDT.

6:32 PM EDT
Tornado Warning has been reissued for Fairfield and New haven Counties in Connecticut. Doppler radar continues to indicate a possible tornado near Stratford.

5:57 PM EDT
Tornado Warning for Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut.

5:20 PM EDT
Tornado Warning for Jones county in North Carolina. Law Enforcemnent reported a Tornado near Trenton at 5:14 PM EDT moving east at 35 MPH.

5:06 PM EDT
Tornado Warning for Cumberland and Perry counties in Pennsylvania.

2:43 PM EDT
Tornado Warning for Franklin, Hampshire, and Worcester counties in Massachusetts. Trained weather spotters reported a funnel near New Salem at 2:36 PM EDT.

Radar Capture at 3:03 PM EDT

Today In Weather History...

1986 - A rare outbreak of seven tornadoes occurred in New England. One tornado carved its way through Cranston RI and Providence RI causing twenty injuries. Rhode Island had not reported a tornado in twelve years, and three touched down in 24 hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

The Slight Risk Areas for today has been taken out by the (SPC) Storm Prediction Center. However, some areas can see isolated severe weather in the Mid Mississippi Valley, eastern Colorado and western Kansas,and lower Michigan and southern Lake Michigan through tonight.

WATCHES

**** No Current Severe Weather Watches ****

7:01 PM MDT
Tornado Warning for Boulder, Larimer, and Weld counties in Colorado. Trained Weather Spotters and Law Enforcement has reported brief weak torandoes and several funnels.

6:40 PM MDT
Tornado Warnings for Adams, Denver, and Weld counties in Colorado. The public has reported several funnel. This warning does cover northern parts of the Denver Metro Area

6:32 PM MDT
Tornado Warning for Douglas and Elbert counties in Colorado.

Today In Weather History...

1987 - Afternoon thunderstorms deluged Milwaukee, WI, with 6.84 inches of rain, including more than five inches in two hours, breaking all previous rainfall records for the city. Floodwaters were four feet deep at the Milwaukee County Stadium, and floodwaters filled the basement of the main terminal at the airport. Flooding caused 5.9 million dollars damage, and claimed the life of one person. Death Valley, CA, reported a morning low of 97 degrees. A midday thunderstorm deluged Birmingham AL with nearly six inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

Strong Storms leave Wide Spread Damage in Illinios and Indiana; Ben Holcomb reports for the Weather Channel

A strong line of thunderstorms raced across the northern U.S. Monday evening leaving damage from Iowa to Indiana. Many damage reports are coming in from the Chicago area where as many as 200,000 residents are without power. SevereStudios Chaser Ben Holcomb was Live on The Weather Channel Monday night with Jim Cantore, reporting what he was seeing as the line came through. Law Enforcement reports there has been one fatality in La Porte county in Indiana from a tree limb that has fallen on a vehichle from high winds around 9:06 PM CDT.

Related News:
Fox News Chicago and the South Bend Tribune

Widespread damage, fatality reported after storms rake Michiana (South Bend Tribune) Read more »

5:59 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Forest and Marinette counties in Wisconson and Lyon county in Kansas.

5:27 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Forest county in Wisconsin.

5:15 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Lyon, Chase, and Greenwood counties in Kansas.

5:09 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Chase and Greenwood counties in Kansas. Read more »

Sunday, July 28th was an active day for only a Slight Risk of severe weather. Numerous wind damage reports and a few tornado reports came in from Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois.

NEWS STORIES
4 Struck By Lightning 6ABC Philadelphia, PA.
Severe Storms In Iowa KCCI Des Moines,IA.

1:50 AM CDT
Tornado Warning for Madison and Adair counties in Iowa.

7:56 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Appanoose, Lucas, and Monroe coutnies in Iowa. Read more »

There is a Slight Risk of severe weather this afternoon and tonight from the central and northern High Plains across the central Plains into the upper and middle Mississippi Valley. There is also a Slight Risk area over southeastern California and parts of Arizona. The severe threats are mainly for large hail and damging winds. The High Plains region has greatest threat for tornadic activity according the the Storm Prediction Center..

STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

WATCHES

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #752 for northeast Arkansas, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, southeast Missouri, and northwest Tennesse until 2:00 AM CDT.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #750 for north central and northeast Colorado, Nebraska Panhandle, and southeast and east central Wyoming until 12:00 AM MDT.

6:45 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Houghton county in Michigan.