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Storm damage experts have long warned against the misguided practice of parking under overpasses during severe storms or tornadoes. Not only is it dangerous to the countless other people stuck behind parked drivers, but the practice is also extremely dangerous for people under the overpass.
Tornadoes struck the Midwest over the weekend, hitting cities and towns in Kansas and Missouri. And one snarl on I-70 left experts concerned about tornado safety.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Storm Prediction Center issued a Tornado Watch for much of the Ozarks for Monday. The watch lasts until 9 p.m. It includes these counties: The KY3 First Alert Weather team is tracking the potential for dangerous tornadoes Monday evening and into the night. All modes of severe weather are possible.
The National Weather Service issued the forecast Monday after four days of tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rain killed more than two dozen people.
Climate and weather scientists have seen the location of the traditional "tornado alley" shift east and another one form to the southeast.
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Gov. Mike Kehoe has requested a federal emergency declaration in response to last Friday’s tornadoes in the St. Louis and southeast Missouri regions. The governor made the request to President Donald Trump for an EF-3 twister that tore apart the St.
Millions of people in the Midwest and Great Plains are in the path of numerous severe thunderstorms expected on Monday. Kansas City is expecting winds up to 50 MPH and half-dollar-sized hail that could damage roofs or cars.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday said he had asked President Trump to issue a federal emergency declaration for the state following the May 16 tornadoes and severe storms that led to seven deaths, including five in the St.