The dangerous storms developed quickly and gave people only minutes to act.

The latest updates from Severe Weather Center 9. To stay on top of severe weather conditions, be sure to download our free WSOC-TV weather app.

A 'major' severe weather system is headed to New Jersey and New York City today, AccuWeather says. When will the rain start, and how bad will it be?

Parts of the Southern and Northeastern U.S. faced tornado threats this week. Scientists are trying to parse out the climate links in changing tornado activity.

UPDATE 8:42 A.M.: As I was writing this article, the Storm Prediction Center issued an update on the tornado forecast. They removed the black hatching from Michigan, meaning they don’t expect a tornado of EF2 strength or stronger.

A tornado warning has been issued, so seek shelter now. Get the latest live updates here.