Andrew Pritchard

Just observed a damaging tornado near Highway 75 and Harrison, Illinois very near the city of Rockford. This supercell continues to move northeast near the IL/WI borders and may pose a risk for additional tornadoes over the next 1-2 hours.

Two distinct corridors of significant supercell and tornado potential stand out to me today across the Midwest, with a widespread risk for clustered storms or bowing segments producing damaging winds and isolated tornadoes from Wisconsin to Oklahoma this evening into tonight. Across northern and central Wisconsin a lead disturbance out ahead of a powerful cold front will initiate scattered supercell thunderstorms that should quickly move northeast at 35-45 mph with a risk of strong,...

On Tuesday, April 14th Alex Hall (Producer at Fox Weather, long-time friend) and I played the southern Wisconsin target on a widespread Midwestern severe weather day, intercepting a couple of intense tornado-warned supercells that moved into the Madison, Wisconsin metro. Through the late evening we continued to drop south along I-39 intercepting new severe storms erupting down the line. Here's a little video as we prepare for another big weather day in the Midwest today: