Tornado updates: At least 5 dead in Missouri as storms tear across US

Some areas are still reeling from another tornado outbreak.

ByJulia Jacobo, Max Golembo, Morgan Winsor, and Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: April 6, 2023, 8:10 AM EDT

Communities across the United States -- from small towns to big cities -- were on alert for tornadoes on Wednesday, as a major storm system sweeps through areas still reeling from devastating twisters.

There were an unspecified number of injuries and fatalities confirmed in Missouri's Bollinger County after a tornado hit the Glenallen area, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

At least nine other tornadoes had already been reported across Iowa and Illinois, including a "large and extremely dangerous tornado" that touched down near Canton, Illinois, on Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

Authorities confirmed fatalities and injuries in a suspected tornado west of Marble Hill, Mo., early Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
Missouri State Highway Patrol

On Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

As the storm continues to move east, severe weather is in the forecast for a vast area -- from western Texas to western New York.

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Apr 05, 2023, 10:54 AM EDT

Parts of 8 states on alert for tornadoes

Parts of eight states -- Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio -- are on alert for tornadoes Wednesday as a major storm sweeps through areas already reeling from devastating twisters.

As the storm continues to move east, severe weather is in the forecast for a vast area from western Texas to western New York.

The forecast comes just days after a powerful storm system unleashed violent tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the country, killing at least 32 people and leaving thousands without power.

Tornadoes are possible in the Midwest on Wednesday.
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The National Weather Service confirmed at least 81 tornadoes touched down in 14 states on March 31 and April 1. It was the largest single tornado outbreak to hit the U.S. in a year, since the one that spawned 140 twisters in southeastern states -- from Texas to Maryland -- on April 12-13, 2020.

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