The Storm Prediction Center has issued a 4 out of 5 risk for severe weather today, warning that "strong to intense tornadoes" are likely across portions of Missouri and Illinois.

INDIANAPOLIS — The storm line that's prompted a combination of severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings in Illinois is near the Illinois/Indiana border.

Parts of the Midwest, including much of Illinois, could face a threat of violent, EF3 or stronger, tornadoes Monday as a multi-day severe weather outbreak enters what could be its most dangerous phase...

A Level 4 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms is centered mainly on parts of southern Illinois and eastern Missouri — including St. Louis — where the most significant threat of intense tornadoes, of EF3...

After a very active weekend with over 100 storm reports consisting of wind, hail, and tornado reports, we were off to a quiet start to the workweek. The two tornadoes were the EF-2 in Runaway Bay — which had max winds of 135 mph — and the EF-1 in Springtown,