April 10,2015; 10:40AM,EDT
As of 6:32 a.m. CDT, this blog is no longer live. Please see below for reports from the severe weather outbreak.
The severe thunderstorms that developed in the Plains on Thursday afternoon are continuing to track eastward, moving into the Ohio and Tennessee valleys.
The worst of the severe weather is over after several tornadoes touched down in Illinois and eastern Iowa.
While the tornado danger has passed, damaging winds and hail are still possible into Friday morning as the line of thunderstorms continues to move east.
Communities reaching from Mississippi to Ohio should be on alert for these gusty storms through the Friday morning commute.
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UPDATES: (All times are listed in CDT)
6:03 a.m. CDT Friday: Street flooding reported near Greenville, Mississippi:
5:28 a.m. CDT Friday: Storms rumble through Huntsville, Alabama:
4:32 a.m. CDT Friday: More than 5,300 Nashville Electric Service customers are without power after storms rolled through, the utility reports.
3:38 a.m. CDT Friday: 65 mph wind gust clocked 1 mile north of Lebanon, Tennessee, NWS spotter reports.
3:02 a.m. CDT Friday: More than 5,100 Duke Energy customers in the Cincinnati area are without power after storms, the utility reports.
2:23 a.m. CDT Friday: 1.2 inches of snow fell in Grafton, Iowa, on Thursday, about 175 miles from Donahue, Iowa, where a tornado touched down.
2:10 a.m. CDT Friday:
12:47 a.m. CDT Friday: One person died and seven others were injured after the tornado in Fairdale, Illinois, DeKalb County and Rockford officials said at an early morning news conference.
A 67-year-old woman was found dead in her home, DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller said.
"It's obviously times like now we really rally around communities," Fairdale Fire Chief Chad Connell said.
Two technical rescue teams conducted two searches of each structure, Peter Polavek, the Rescue Branch commander for the incident, said. About 50 structures in the community were damaged.
"Some houses were basically pushed into a pile," Polavek said. "There are lots of debris out there."
12:12 a.m. CDT Friday: Tornado levels warehouse in Ashton, Illinois.
11:59 p.m. CDT Thursday: The Hiawatha School District near Fairdale, Illinois, is closed on Friday after a tornado ripped through the district, WREX-TV reported.
11:29 p.m. CDT Thursday: More damage found in Fairdale, Illinois.
11:17 p.m. CDT Thursday: "A chilly night is ahead for the families and rescue crews around Fairdale, Illinois, following Thursday's devastating tornado," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brian Lada said. "Temperatures will fall into the 30s and be accompanied by gusty winds. This is not good since the tornado has left many without power and heat."
10:51 p.m. CDT Thursday:
(Photo/Shane Nicholson, Managing Editor/The Rock River Times)10:36 p.m. CDT Thursday: Delayed report of a 91-mph wind gust near Beach Park, Illinois, according to a C-man station. This is a delayed report that occurred at 8:30 p.m. CDT.
10:29 p.m. CDT Thursday: More storm damage from Fairdale, Illinois.
Confirmed one dead in Fairdale. Search and rescue continuing south of Rt 72. Area closed. Smell of gas lingering.
9:51 p.m. CDT Thursday: All buildings damaged in Fairdale, Illinois.
9:38 p.m. CDT Thursday: Statement from DeKalb County, Illinois, Board Chairman Mark Pietrowski after tornado strikes Fairdale, Illinois: "Fairdale, located in the northwestern portion of DeKalb County was hit by a tornado tonight and early reports have them talking heavy damage. DeKalb County and surrounding municipalities have sent emergency teams to the area. Please keep everyone in your thoughts and prayers."
9:28 p.m. CDT Thursday: Fatality reported after Fairdale, Illinois, storm.
Firefighters just pulled two more people from house destroyed by tornado. I'm in the Rochelle area. @13WREX
UPDATE: Huge hail is being reported from McHenry as storms move through the area: http://abc7.ws/1HWX2kk
8:30 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Storms across Plano, Texas.
(Facebook Photo: Eric Boehmer)8:15 p.m. CDT Thursday:
@Ryan_Wichman Darker clouds moving in now. #ohwx
A tornado was confirmed to have touched down Genoa, Ohio, according to NWS spotters.
7:30 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Tornado and damage near Kirkland, Illinois, NWS reports.
7:19 p.m. CDT Thursday:
NWS confirms a tornado touched down northwest of Camanche, Iowa, earlier in the evening.
6:50 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Confirmed tornado at Cherry Valley, Illinois, NWS spotter reports.
6:40 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Rain-wrapped tornado near Albany, Illinois.
(Twitter Photo:@onthechaseteam)6:34 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Brief touch down of a tornado in Wright City, Missouri, reports NWS spotter.
5:37 p.m. CDT Thursday:
5:17 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with waist-deep water between 16th Ave. and 18th St., an NWS spotter reports.
Tornado warned storm south of Clyde, Ohio.
(Twitter Photo: @Jeremy_OHStorms)4:50 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Wall cloud and rotation in storm spotted along Ohio state road 7 near Coolville, NWS spotter reports.
4:35 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Quite the ominous looking shelf cloud coming into Athens, OH right now @ForecastAthens #OHwx
NWS reported a tornado on the ground moving Chillicothe, Illinois.
2:00 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Wind has damaged barns near Oak Hill, Ohio, along route 279, 911 call center reports,
2:00 p.m. CDT Thursday:
Brief rope tornado reported near Rome, Illinois, NWS spotter reports.
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