Breaking News: Weather Maps for 9:00 pm 5/25/2011

"A number of large tornadoes this evening!"

The number of tornado reports so far today is 53 with at least 405 severe weather reports (tornadoes, hail and damaging wind gusts).
The most dangerous thunderstorms, including tornadoes stretch from southeastern Illinois and southern Indiana to southeastern Arkansas and northern Mississippi at this time.

Thus far this evening, the bulk of the storms over Ohio and Indiana have been producing straight line wind gusts, large hail and flash flooding incidents. However, the risk of tornadoes may increase as the evening progresses and the large rotating storm system approaches from Missouri.

A tornado was reported on the ground 3-miles west of Arlington, Tenn. in Shelby county at 9 p.m. EDT.
A tornado was reported in Lawrence County, Ind. 9-miles ENE of Bedford. A possible debris field was also spotted.

A large tornado is being tracked across Indiana. It is reported to be moving towards Columbus and Elizabethtown.

The storms are moving fast, at nearly 50 mph, so there may be very little time to get to safety. If warnings are issued for your area, seek shelter immediately!
At 6:00 p.m. a tornado was reported near Trumann, Ark.

At 7:00 p.m. a tornado was reported near Tichnor, Ark.

 Softball sized hail has been reported in Granite City, Ill. late this afternoon.

 A multiple vortex tornado was on the ground near Fredricktown, Mo. and was producing a debris field at 4:30 p.m. CDT.