Showers mostly tapered Wednesday evening, and now our focus shifts to the overnight hours, as our cold front lifts back through North Texas as a warm front. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect through 8 a.

Heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes are threatening more than 40 million people from Michigan to Texas as a slow-moving cold front hovers over the region.

The primary threats with this system will be destructive winds and potentially rapid rainfall; an isolated tornado, though, isn’t out of the question. Here’s the latest forecast breakdown for tonight’s storms A line of strong to severe storms is headed to the tri-state are Monday night.

A NEXT Weather Alert will be in effect for the Philadelphia region for a chance of a few severe storms on Thursday night.

In the middle of the severe weather season in Arkansas, storms keep piling up in the forecast. Much of Arkansas could see severe weather and flooding on Wednesday and more storms on Thursday, the National Weather Service said.

With severe storms moving through central Arkansas, photos have been pouring in showing dark clouds, large hail and rain.