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Multi-Day Severe Storm Outbreak Builds Toward Dangerous Peak Monday

The outbreak has already killed 2 people and could bring EF3 or stronger tornadoes, plus large hail and damaging winds, forecasters said.

  • Nearly 40 million people across Illinois and surrounding states face a dangerous severe weather threat on Monday as a multi-day storm outbreak enters its most volatile phase.
  • Relentless storms have carved a destructive path since Thursday, producing more than 50 tornado reports including a violent EF-4 in Enid, Oklahoma, and a deadly EF-2 near Runaway Bay, North Texas.
  • Two distinct rounds of storms raise the stakes Monday, with a Level 3 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms capable of producing EF-3 or stronger tornadoes.
  • At least two people were killed and 10 injured in the multi-day outbreak, with about 40 homes damaged and dozens of residents displaced.
  • Moving east Tuesday, the severe system brings a Level 2 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms from the Plains through the Mid-South and into the Ohio Valley.
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Multi-day severe storm outbreak builds toward dangerous peak Monday

Parts of the Midwest, including much of Illinois, could face a threat of violent, EF3 or stronger, tornadoes Monday as a multi-day severe weather outbreak enters what could be its most dangerous phase yet.

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