1 I think you're overstating it, although that page is updated a few times a day so maybe you saw something other than what I saw last night, or just a few minutes ago.  If they were expecting the roof to fall in, we'd see a lot stronger language out of NOAA.  Also, if you click on "Probablistic" the map shows no higher than a 45% chance of an outbreak in Wisconson at present.

2 There have been four funnels in Kansas already.

3 So I see.  Wonderful sense of timing I have there... but I still feel the warning is understated. Maybe it's just their style is a lot more laid-back than the hurricane center's has become.  "This storm is a killer...{citizens that stay} face certain death," etc., etc.

I really don't get this; it's hyping the straight-line winds, but it ranks thunderstorm risk as "moderate" or "slight" and Kansas is barely within the green zone.  Any mention of tornadoes is listed as "slight."  Heck, I'm within the green zone, for that matter. 

If this is truly a stylistic difference between the Hurricane Center and the Storm Prediction Center, NOAA needs to work on getting them balanced.