A tornado warning was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 7:43 p.m. in effect until 8:15 p.m. for Beaver and Lawrence counties.

A tornado warning has been issued for Summit County Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The warning is in effect until 6:45 p.m. for southern Portage County, southwestern Mahoning County,

Much of the central United States, from Texas through Missouri and up into the Great Lakes region, was threatened by severe weather Wednesday, with the potential for powerful winds, large hail and even a few tornadoes.

A Tornado Watch is in effect, as is a Flood Watch, for large swaths of the Chicago area Wednesday. The possibility of stronger tornadoes is most likely from Ottawa to the Loop, especially on the South Side,

Tornado watches and warnings have been issued across major parts of central and southern Illinois, as well as counties south of Chicago. Find out where.

Several counties in Illinois and Indiana are under a Tornado Watch as severe weather bears down on the Chicago area.

In a social media post on X, the weather agency said the tornado touched down east of Nicollet. It's unknown if any structures were damaged or if anyone was injured as a result of the tornado. Nicollet is around 80 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Fraser during the first batch of storms Wednesday, causing significant damage to homes and power lines.