At least 13 people died after the bad weather hit parties of Missouri and Arkansas overnight, officials said.
Ten deaths related to storms were reported in the counties of Missouri d’Ozark, Butler, Wayne and Jefferson, said State Highway Patrol. Three people were confirmed dead in the county of Independence, in Arkansas, the state emergency management division.
At least 29 people were injured in eight Arkansas counties, state emergencies said.
In addition, nearly 300,000 customers are without electricity in five states – Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Texas and Arkansas, according to Poweroutage.us.
Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for bad weather with tornado watches in force for eight states: Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
A new tornado watch was made for the South which is in force until the CT at 1 p.m. – including Alexandria, Louisiana; Shreveport, Louisiana; Greenville, South Carolina; And Tupelo, Mississippi.
Violent and long tornadoes are possible – a couple could be intense – as well as damaging gusts up to 75 m / h and dispersed a large hail.
A Tornado watch from Louisville in Indianapolis is in force until 10 a.m.
Emergency management influences damage on Saturday morning, but Robert Myers with the butler county emergency management agency said that daylight will give them a better idea of the number of destruction.
The Black River Coliseum was opened as a refuge and Myers said that there were people with injuries in neighboring hospitals but had no exact number.
There is a rare high risk warning issued for violent tornadoes at Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday afternoon and in the evening.
Until now, 23 tornadoes have been reported overnight in four states – Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Mississippi while severe time epidemic continues on Saturday. The winds won over 80 mph causing damage in the Midwest of Missouri to Wisconsin.
Residents inspect the damage after a tornado covered in Floririssant, Missouri, United States, March 14, 2025. Reuters / Lawrence Bryant
Lawrence Bryant / Reuters
The Storm Prediction Center said that many important tornadoes, some of which could be long -term and potentially violent, and the cities of high -risk areas include Hattiesburg, Jackson, Topcaloosa and Birmingham.
The threat of the most dangerous tornado should start late Saturday morning until the beginning of the afternoon in Louisiana and Mississippi before spreading in Alabama at the end of the afternoon in the evening, followed by the Panhandle of West Florida and in the west of Georgia until the end of Saturday evening.
Severe storms should be lower on Sunday while storms reach the east coast of Florida in the middle of the Atlantic.
Sample winds, a large hail and brief tornadoes on Sunday afternoon will be possible for the Southeast, while heavy rains and a threat of harmful wind will reach the northeast Sunday evening in the night.
The violent weather epidemic is part of a large cross-country storm system which also causes fire danger and red flags through the plains.
