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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain Threat over the Central U.S.; Dangerous Heat In the South

Widespread strong to severe storms and heavy rain remain possible tonight across parts of the central and southern Plains into southern Missouri. The threat will move over parts of the middle Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley from Sunday into Monday morning. A dangerous early-season heat wave continues over south Texas and southern Florida. Read More >

The sixth tornado formed at 5:40 p.m. EDT (4:40 p.m. EST) in the southwest corner of St. Joseph County, Michigan and moved northeast for 4 miles.  It was a quarter mile wide, caused one injury as it lifted and spun a vehicle with the driver still inside, and produced F1 damage.

After a brief break over central St. Joseph County, tornado number 8 touched down in the northeast part of the county at 6:10 p.m. (5:10 p.m. EST) and headed off to the northeast for 5 miles.  It, too, was about a quarter mile wide.  (Between the birth of these two tornadoes, tornado number 7 formed in Noble County, Indiana).