ST. LOUIS — Severe weather swept through Missouri and Illinois overnight Wednesday, featuring tornado watches and severe thunderstorm warnings throughout the St. Louis region. The severe weather threat has passed through much of the region,

Storms are sweeping far south of the St. Louis area Saturday morning. Some of them are severe. There are flash flood warnings and tornado warnings are being issued for some counties in

St. Louis is waking up to a soggy, low-visibility kind of morning, with heavy rain and dense fog blanketing the metro and temperatures hovering near 61°F. Thunderstorms that fired up overnight are likely to hang around through much of the morning commute before easing from northwest to southeast.

Tuesday is bringing a warm up in temperatures, and the evening into overnight hours will be bringing rain and thunderstorms to the area, with the potential to become severe.

The outlook from the National Weather Service warns that severe storms will be most likely in places like northeast Missouri and west-central Illinois.

Highs near 83°F Tuesday, then a late-night storm threat — damaging winds and hail possible. Plan for delays overnight.

The southern St. Louis region is at a Level 2 risk of severe storms Wednesday afternoon and early evening, with the potential for damaging winds, quarter-sized hail, and a brief tornado, while

Residents on edge as early spring weather pattern brings risk of damaging wind and hail.

The metro-east and greater St. Louis region are at a “slight risk” of severe thunderstorms this week with the possibility of hail and tornadoes. The most likely time for sever

The local forecast office of the National Weather Service on Wednesday had received several reports of wind damage, said lead meteorologist Brad Charboneau.