Due to the storm's huge hail, severe gusts, and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, the weather service urges people to seek refuge in an inside room on the lowest floor of a building for their own sa

Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible overnight for much of Iowa, with locally higher amounts. Dozens of counties are under a flood watch.

The tornado warnings in Atlantic and Ocean counties in New Jersey are no longer in effect on Wednesday night. Earlier Wednesday, a tornado warning in New Castle County, Delaware, expired at around 9:15 p.m. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect across much of the Philadelphia region for Wednesday evening.

Intense warnings issued in D.C. and surrounding counties threaten power and safety. Stay informed with the latest updates.

The National Weather Service released a severe thunderstorm warning at 3:09 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until 4:15 p.m. for Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale and Lawrence counties.

Brigantine in Atlantic County, and Tuckerton and the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor are in the path of this possible event.