Severe Weather: 7/2/08

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri until 12:00 AM CDT.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of eastern Iowa, northern Illinois, northern Indiana, Lower Michigan, southern Wisconsin until 10:00 PM EDT.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of South Central Montana, Western Nebraska, South Dakota, and Northern Wyoming until 9:00 PM MDT

8:57 PM MDT
Tornado Warning for Lincoln Countiy in Colorado until 9:30 PM MDT.

9:00 PM EDT
Ben Holcomb reports large tree down across west-bound I-94 near Galesburg, MI (east of Kalamazoo). Traffic backed up about 5 miles.

6:45 PM MDT
Tornado Warning for Washington and Morgan Counties in Colorado until 7:30 PM MDT. At 6:46 PM MDT Doppler Radar indicated a possible Tornado near Brush in Morgan County.

5:15 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Benton, Iowa, Johnson, and Linn Counties in Iowa until 6:15 PM CDT. Trained Weather Spotters have reported a Tornado near Van Horn in Benton County at 5:10 PM CDT, damage to a barn was also reported.

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5:50 PM EDT
WLNS-TV intern Dan Burkhardt is currently chasing in Michigan. He has a nice shelf cloud on his video stream. Check out his cam on the Live ChaseCam Network.

3:50 PM EDT
SevereStudios Chaser Ben Holcomb is currently chasing in Michigan. Check out his cam on the Live ChaseCam Network.

10:55 AM EDT
A new Mesoscale Discussion has been issued for WI/IL/MI concerning a new watch. Supercells and a bowing line segment are both possible today.

10:30 AM EDT
Severe Thunderstorms are expected in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana today with a strong cold front moving through the area. Dewpoints are in the mid 60's in Illinois and moving Northeast.

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SevereStudios Chaser Ben Holcomb will be hitting the road shortly for a chase in IL/IN/MI today.

Please stay tuned to SevereStudios and local media for the latest on this unfolding Severe Weather situation.

News Update

8/16/08 2:36 PM
Severe Weather Kills 6 In Europe: AP Via Google News

8/7/08 2:20 PM
Lake Michigan Waterspouts: WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids, MI

8/4/08 11:50 AM
Tornado in France kills at least three: AFP via Yahoo! News | Pictures from the BBC

8/3/08 8:00 AM
Iowa siren system a mess?: Des Moines Register

7/31/08 1:21 PM - UPDATED
Boy Scouts who survived Little Sioux tornado meet President Bush: KOLN, Lincoln, NE

7/30/08 11:09 PM
Tuesday tornado in Wisconsin caught on tape: WSAW, Wausau, WI

7/30/08 4:20 PM
Biker Rally raises money for Little Sioux Scout Camp: KETV, Omaha

7/30/08 1:45 PM
NH Tornado on the ground for longer than previously reported: Boston News

7/30/08 2:32 PM
Wichita siren upgrade bogged down: Wichita Eagle

Storms of 2007 DVD

Once again, storm chasers from across the country have donated their best video clips to the "Storms of 2007" DVD project. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross and other agencies for storm-related disaster relief.
You can watch a preview here.

You can purchase the DVD at http://www.thestormsof2007.org.