UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite show a Midwest that could receive severe weather today and a hurricane attempting to form near Venezuela. Click for 12 hour loop.

Don't take my word for it.  The Accuweather forecast for the Midwest:

More severe storms capable of producing tornadoes will target the Plains and the Midwest through tonight. During the day, some communities from Iowa to Illinois and eastern Montana to West Texas will get hit by these potentially damaging and life-threatening storms.

Today's Severe Storm Threat
Severe storms will shift east across Iowa, southern Wisconsin and Illinois today, while another round of severe weather will unfold this afternoon and evening over the High Plains, from eastern Montana and North Dakota southward to New Mexico and West Texas.
 http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/32999/more-severe-storms-tornadoes-t.asp