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Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms impacted the region during the evening hours of Sunday March 24th. Some damaging winds and hail were observed over portions of southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois. The most significant damage occurred in Bollinger County, Missouri where an EF-2 tornado touched down. The storms tended to weaken as they progressed further east across the region later in the evening hours.
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