Severe Day 4, Stats, Tornado Photos

Today is the 4th day in this latest U.S. severe weather outbreak. Here's where we stand for the four-day event so far:

Yesterday added 7 tornado reports from Texas along with hail to 3 inches in diameter. Today the action (finally) shifts slightly eastward. The SPC has issued a Slight risk for the Mississippi Valley, from Louisiana and Mississippi northward to Iowa and Illinois.

Here are a couple more tornado photos from this week, to add to the two I posted yesterday:

A man stands in U.S. 270 while a driver slows as a tornado crosses the highway east of the Northern Natural Gas Plant in Beaver County, Okla., Wednesday, March 28, 2007. The storm swept from the Rockies into the Plains, killing at least four people in three states, authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo*/Chad Love)

A tornado touches down in a rural area south of Silverton, Texas, Wednesday, March 28, 2007. The storm swept through the Texas panhandle from the Rockies, killing at least four people in three states, authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo*/Steven Maupin)

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