SevereStudios Associate Veteran Chasers David Drummond and Steve Miller of Texas were in Louisiana chasing Hurricane Gustav and captured these scenes when the Category 2 Hurricane made landfall on Monday September 1st, 2008. David and Steve were located south of Lafayette, LA.

Scenes include downed trees, building damage, a blown over light pole and a road covered in pine tree debris.

Potterville, MI was hit by an EF-3 Tornado on the afternoon of August 24, 2007. This tornado was the strongest in the Grand Rapids county warning area since March 27, 1991 and devastated many homes in the Potterville area. SevereStudios Chaser Ben Holcomb was running the Skywarn net control that afternoon. Damage reports started coming into the net around 4:26 PM EDT shortly after the tornado touched down north of Charlotte, MI. A minute later WLNS TV-6 Meteorologist Rob Dale reported that he had "Debris Raining from the Sky - Shingles, wood and insulation". The tornado would go on to affect the South Lansing, MI area with an EF-1 tornado which downed many trees and power lines and damaged houses. You can read a recap of the event here. You can see pictures of the destruction by clicking here. Here are also a couple pictures from shortly after the Tornado:

SevereStudios Chaser Ben Holcomb visited Potterville on Saturday August 23, 2008 on the eve of the 1 year anniversary of the Tornado. All but 2 homes that were damaged or destroyed had been completely rebuilt and most life had returned to normal. Here's some pictures Ben captured on Saturday:

The National Weather Service in Romeoville, IL Has confirmed 4 tornado touchdowns in the greater Chicago metropolitan area on Monday night associated with a very strong straight line system known as a "Derecho". You can read the write up of the event at the NWS Romeoville, IL website.

No tornadoes ended up being confirmed by the Northern Indiana (IWX) Office, however, still numerous reports of damage came in from across their CWA.

The Derecho formed in extremely unstable air and raced from Eastern Iowa to Western Ohio on Monday afternoon and Evening. SevereStudios Chaser Ben Holcomb experienced 60-65 MPH winds south of South Bend, IN and also did a phoner with Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel moments before the line hit. The line of storms also prompted a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Severe Thunderstorm Watch which is very rare, especially for the Midwest.

News Stories
Thousands Still In Dark, Repairs Could Take Days (CBS2)
Windy City: Tornadoes Rip Through Chicago (CBS News)
Chicago-area residents assess damage from storms (Chicago Tribune)
Indiana man killed as tree falls on car in storm (USA Today)
Widespread damage, fatality reported after storms rake Michiana (South Bend Tribune) (SevereStudios Chaser Ben Holcomb Interview)

10:30 PM CDT
Tornado Watch #804 has been issued for Minnesota and Wisconsin until 600AM CDT.

SevereStudios Associate Chasers Andy Gabrielson and Tim Purington are Chasing in Minnesota. Unfortunately the sun has set, so a Live Storm ChaseCam tonight wouldn't make a whole lot of sense.

8:45 PM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center has issued Mesoscale Discussion #2019 for Minnesota. It appears they still believe that storms could form in Minnesota, and given the last few scans of the MPX radar, storms may be firing.

TORNADO POTENTIAL WOULD BE RELATIVELY MAXIMIZED NEAR WARM FRONT AND BEFORE ABOUT 04Z...GIVEN MORE STABLE SFC AIR MASS EXPECTED FARTHER N AND WITH TIME THIS EVENING.

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WHILE SUFFICIENT CONVERGENCE ALONG WARM FRONT TO BREAK CAP REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS HOUR..EXPLOSIVE INTENSIFICATION TO SVR LEVELS IS LIKELY WITH ANY SFC-BASED TSTMS THAT CAN FORM IN WARM FRONTAL ZONE OR ALONG COLD FRONT.

7:45 PM CDT
It appears the cap will not bust tonight. The MPX Sounding shows a very strong capping inversion at 850mb. This is most likely why nothing has fired as of yet, and surface temperatures have dropped off. We could still end up with a nocturnal event in MN, but it appears any chance of a day chase are over. Read more »

News Stories
Tornado nicks Minnesota (UPI)

9:00 PM CDT
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Harrison and Shelby counties in western Iowa.

At 8:53 PM National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. The most dangerous part of the storm was located 15 miles west of Earling Iowa. The storm was moving east at 32 MPH. Locations impacted by the storm include -- but are not limited to -- Panama, Westphalia, Kirkman, Earling, Defiance, Irwin, and Harlan. Highway 59 between mile markers 73 and 85 is also in the warned area.

5:42 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Hamilton County, IA.

5:42 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Aroostook county in Maine until 7:00 PM EDT. Doppler radar indicated a tornado 15 miles northeast of Patten moving southeast at 24 MPH.

Elsewhere, numerous severe thunderstorm warnings remain in effect. Severe streamers are out chasing right now. Be sure and check out the live chasecam network for some great video, and stay tuned to Severe Studios for the latest information and updates.

3:18 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Lyon, Sioux [IA] and Lincoln [SD] till 3:45 PM CDT. Kenny and Ben are on it and streaming! Read more »

Photos
Photos of Wind Damage caused by a downburst in southern Sioux Falls on the morning of July 17th.

10:31 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Hand County extended due to another funnel report.

10:00 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Hand County in South Dakota until 10:30 PM CDT. A tornado was reported by local Law Enforcement near Polo at 9:57 PM.

9:39 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Faulk and Hand counties in South Dakota until 10:00 PM CDT. A funnel cloud and wall cloud were reported by Emergency Management.

9:05 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Faulk County in South Dakota until 9:15 PM CDT. Law Enforcement reported at tornado near Burkmere at 8:59 PM CDT.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed much of the Midwest and upper plains under a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms today. The primary concerns are high winds and large hail, but a tornado or two cannot be ruled out.