Tornadoes swept through several midwestern cities Friday leaving destruction and devastation in their wakes as a massive system tore through the area.

Tornado touches down in Minnesota while historic flooding threatens Wisconsin A confirmed tornado tore through near Rochester, MN. It comes as Michigan and Wisconsin are dealing with severe flooding.

As severe thunderstorms spread across the state, much of southern and central Wisconsin were under tornado warnings Friday night. At least 10 tornadoes have been confirmed by the

Friday's storms came after a week of unrelenting severe weather statewide, including at least six other confirmed tornadoes between April 13 and 15.

Today is a First Alert Day as southern Wisconsin faces a significant severe weather threat this afternoon and early evening with thunderstorms developing and moving through the area. Storms are expected to develop earlier than originally forecast,

The Journal Sentinel provided severe weather updates as tornado warnings impacted much of southeast Wisconsin on April 17, before making way for widespread flooding.

Severe thunderstorms and some tornadoes approaching

A tornado watch remains in effect for northwest Indiana as the threat of tornadoes from two rounds of severe storms is winding down for the Chicago area on Friday evening.