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A multi-day severe weather event continued on Tuesday as tornado warnings were issued in at least five states.
Five ‘strong’ EF3 tornadoes tore through Kansas on Sunday night. While the tornadoes may have had winds close to 200 mph, they passed over largely rural areas.
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Inspectors have begun placing color-coded stickers on homes that declare whether entry is safe, or prohibited.
On Tuesday at 11:54 p.m. an updated tornado warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until Wednesday at 12:15 a.m. for Calhoun County.
A pair of construction workers in St. Louis had no choice but to sit tight when a tornado, which killed five, passed through the region on May 20.
On Wednesday at 5 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in effect until 5:30 p.m. for Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
The National Weather Service encourages people to have multiple ways of being warned, which can include weather radios, a cellphone app or other methods
WICHITA — On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, was slammed by a 205 mph EF5 tornado that killed 12 and damaged or destroyed much of the town. On Sunday night, it almost happened again as a family of massive, violent tornadoes tore through south-central Kansas.
My wife had just raced down the stairs to the basement, calling for me to follow. I did, but also I lingered: The sky was so dark. I had never seen a storm like this before. Later I’d realize that’s because I had never been inside an EF-3 category tornado with 150-plus mph winds,