Heavy Snow Across the Northern Plains and Great Lakes; Strong Winds for the East

Travel conditions will be challenging across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and east coast through Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Heavy snow, blizzard conditions, for the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region through Thanksgiving to be followed by another strong storm for the Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast this weekend. Strong winds are expected with these systems adding to travel difficulties Read More >

Tornado and Severe Storms - May 23rd-24th, 2011

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

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Howell County Tornado

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Warm, moist, and humid air continued to create an unstable air mass over the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas ahead of a stationary front in the Plains. Another wave of upper level energy interacted with the unstable air mass to produce another round of severe storms on the 23rd into the early morning hours of the 24th. Several wind reports occurred over central Missouri and one tornado occured over south central Missouri.

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