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Tornado Formation

Severe Storms Sweep Midwest as SPC Flags Missouri–Illinois Corridor for Long-Track Tornado Risk

Forecasters warn that high instability and strong wind shear favor supercells capable of powerful, long-lived tornadoes this afternoon.

Rare PDS Red Flag Warning Triggers Power Shutoffs in Southern Colorado as Central U.S. Fire Risk Expands

Heat Gives Way to Severe Storms and a Sharp Cooldown Across Much of the U.S.