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  1. Subtropical Storm #Beryl, the 2nd named storm of the Atlantic #hurricane season, has formed off the SE coast. wxch.nl/LOSkMD
  2. BREAKING NEWS: Tropical Storm Alberto becomes 1st named storm of 2012 Atlantic #Hurricane Season.
  3. RT @twc_hurricane: Tropical Storm Alberto: forms 5 PM ET, 45 mph winds, 1007 mb, moving SW at 3 mph. wxch.nl/r1tYL6
  4. #Severe t-storm warning for part of St. Louis metro. Gusts near 60 mph measured. Alert/radar: wxch.nl/HKQgDO
  5. Could see a brief rain-wrapped #tornado in the squall line just north of Little Rock, AR. Alert/radar: wxch.nl/IpTNmE
  6. Twin Cities: No warnings yet, but be alert. #Severe t-storms will begin to affect the metro in next hour. wxch.nl/IL2Kvd
  7. Spotters just reported a brief #tornado near Brownton, MN moving north. Take cover near Hutchinson, Biscay. Alert: wxch.nl/HKBZHb
  8. New #tornado watch until 12 am CDT for west-central IL and eastern MO. Includes St. Louis.
  9. Latest #tornado watch issued for much of central and eastern AR until 12am CDT. Includes Little Rock.
  10. NWS Wichita: Prelim. EF3 rating for #tornado that struck southeast Wichita.
  11. Minnesota split in half with a #tornado watch south and several inches of snow expected in the north. Forecast: wxch.nl/iebgCz
  12. MN, IA, WI #tornado watch probabilities. 50% chance of 2 or more tornadoes. 20% chance of a strong tornado (EF2 or higher) via SPC
  13. #Tornado watch until 11pm CDT for southern MN, northern IA, west-central WI. Includes Twin Cities, Mason City, Eau Claire.
  14. The Kanopolis Lake, Kan. EF4 #tornado is the fourth EF4 so far in 2012.
  15. NWS Wichita: Prelim. EF4 #tornado near Kanopolis Lake, KS. A farmstead was decimated, trees stripped of bark, roads scoured.
  16. The National Weather Service has rated the #tornado that struck Thurman, Iowa as an EF2. @jimcantore reporting live from there.
  17. Continuing coverage on weather.com with active tornado alerts. wxch.nl/HGiP56
  18. Topeka NWS has taken over Wichita NWS duties as they take shelter from approaching storm.
  19. It appears that tornado has fortunately lifted just S of Clearwater, Kansas. Very good news. Supercell still could produce more tornadoes.
  20. Clearwater, Kansas could take major hit from large, destructive tornado. Alert w/ radar: wxch.nl/HJmWxK #kswx