Damaging winds and hail so large it could cause injury to people and animals and damage buildings was expected with the storms.

A strong thunderstorm rolled into metro Denver on Thursday afternoon and was expected to bring wind gusts up to 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

At 6:36 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service released an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 7 p.m. The warning is for Clay, Caldwell, Clinton and Ray counties.

EDT on Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 1:15 p.m. EDT for Livingston and Oakland counties.

In the Midwest, quarter-sized hail and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, while in the South, flood alerts are in effect for areas that were devastated by flash floods last week.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Newton, including the Iowa Speedway on Friday, July 11. The warning was triggered by radar indicated rotation, according to the weather service, and continues until 3:15 p.m. Thank you for joining us.

A severe thunderstorm warning was released by the National Weather Service on Friday at 4:28 p.m. EDT in effect until 5:15 p.m. EDT for Gratiot County.

Severe thunderstorm warnings popped off in the greater Chicago area through the evening Thursday, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from the Windy City Smokeout.