Parts of New Jersey are getting an abrupt awakening with severe thunderstorms, hail and wind, prompting the National Weather Service to issue severe thunderstorm warnings in the southern half of the state. Thunderstorm warnings were issued around 5 a.m. for for parts of Ocean, and Burlington counties, after pushing through Camden County.

Intense thunderstorms are expected to unleash rounds of heavy rain that could bring dangerous flooding to tens of millions of people in the central and eastern US this week.

Watches typically cover extensive areas, sometimes spanning multiple counties or states, and can remain in effect for several hours. During a watch, it's advisable to stay vigilant, monitor weather updates, and be prepared to seek shelter if conditions deteriorate.

The highest chance of severe wind gusts is in the southern third of Lower Michigan. Even the middle third of Lower Michigan is in a 15 percent to 29 percent chance of some severe wind gusts. Also notice all of us in southern Michigan have the black hatched area, meaning 75 mph gusts are possible.

A "slight" threat of severe weather continues for Middle Tennessee Thursday, the National Weather Service says, after a round of storms brought damaging winds and heavy rain.

The Brian Muha Foundation is grappling with storm damage after Sunday's severe weather and high winds ripped the roof off some of its barns.

The rest of the central Alabama and all of south Alabama have no severe weather risk and may not get any rain at all today and tonight, according to the weather service. It will also be windy today, and wind advisories have been issued for a large part of the state (the counties in brown below):

Severe weather caused damage across Indiana on Wednesday after multiple tornadoes struck the state. The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday that an EF2 tornado touched down near Brownsburg in Hendricks County as they worked to confirm other reports around the state.