The National Weather Service in Mobile will also be closely watching the system and expects the risk for rip currents along the Alabama and northwest Florida coasts to increase to moderate by Wednesday and high by Thursday, which means swimming in the Gulf will be hazardous.

With storms back in the forecast, it's important to clear up the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning.

Baltimore faces severe weather with potential for storms, wind gusts, and flash flooding, as the National Weather Service issues alerts.

A tornado warning has been issued for Washington DC and surrounding areas, with the National Weather Service urging residents to take shelter as severe storms bring the threat of dangerous winds and flash flooding.

Southeast Michigan faces the highest risk with downbursts capable of producing wind gusts up to 60 MPH and the potential for localized flooding from slow-moving storms.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL GREEN AND SOUTHWESTERN DANE COUNTIES... At 525 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over

The intense thunderstorm may have looked and sounded like a tornado, but that's not what happened, according to forecasters who examined the damage.