The Storm Prediction Center said the entire St. Louis region is at one of the highest risks for severe storms on Monday.

Here’s a roundup of helpful weather terms to know as severe weather is expected to make its way to the metro-east Monday.

The past several days have brought severe weather in various parts of the United States. On Monday, areas of the Midwest and South are in the line of fire for thunderstorms and more. The latest forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for "severe" thunderstorms and possibly

Despite some stormy activity Monday morning, “the most potent thunderstorms will occur this afternoon and evening,” said the National Weather Service’s local forecast office.

Across the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, tens of millions of people are bracing for a potentially volatile afternoon and evening. Fast-moving storms are expected to produce strong, potentially long-track tornadoes capable of tearing through neighborhoods,

The St. Louis metro is under a tornado warning this afternoon, and forecasters are telling anyone in the warning area to get to shelter immediately. The alert covers the City of St. Louis, parts of St.

An updated tornado warning was released by the NWS Fort Worth TX on Saturday at 10:20 p.m. in effect until 10:30 p.m. for Parker County.

The warning was issued for Johnson and Miami counties.