Much of the country is bracing for the risk of severe weather

Intense storms with winds gusting up to 90 mph and hail the size of baseballs are forecast to strike a large area of the Midwest and the South on Friday, the National Weather Service warned.

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The South and Midwest Face Threats of Hail, 100 M.P.H. Winds and Tornadoes

A system over the northern part of the U.S. is expected to fuel severe weather across large areas of the country until Monday.
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Tornado outbreak live updates: 40 tornadoes, 34 dead in cross-country storm system

A severe weather outbreak has brought violent, long-track tornadoes to parts of the South, with damaging winds of up to 80 mph and large hail.
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Severe weather storms forecast throughout South, Midwest; 3 dead in Texas

Tornadoes may hit the Mississippi Valley on Friday, as well as blizzards in the northern Plains and gusty conditions in Texas that pose a high risk of wildfires.
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Powerful storm barrels east across U.S.

The National Weather Service is warning of just about every kind of danger, including tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds as a large storm system moves across the U.S. ...
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Extreme weather and powerful winds predicted for 100 million Americans

Sprawling storm system to affect vast swath of territory from Canada to Texas with tornadoes threatening in south. The National Weather Service has predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of ...
The Guardian - 1d
Tornado threat moves toward South after severe storms kill at least 20

The National Weather Service issued multiple tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings early Saturday.
CBS News - 11h
Severe storms slam Missouri; state of emergency declared

Violent storms are wreaking havoc in parts of the Midwest, with the worst hitting Missouri overnight. At least five people were killed. The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes ...
CBS News - 20h
NOAA and National Weather Service job cuts raise concerns about forecasts

A hurricane modeling specialist fired from the National Weather Service said progress on forecast accuracy may "go backwards" if job cuts continue.
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Worst storms of 2025 will be outside Tornado Alley, severe weather forecast predicts

Tornadoes can (and have) hit every U.S. state, but the area nicknamed Tornado Alley is probably where your mind goes when you think of dangerous twisters. This year, that's not be the region of ...
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Much of the country is bracing for the risk of severe weather

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