Overview

• A suspected tornado struck St. Louis on Friday afternoon, causing significant structural damage and resulting in four confirmed deaths.
• Nearly 9 million people from Missouri to Kentucky remain under a Level 4 severe thunderstorm risk, with strong tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail expected.
• Thursday's storms left over 400,000 homes and businesses without power across multiple states, with Michigan experiencing the highest outages at over 250,000 customers.
• The 2025 tornado season has seen over 750 preliminary reports by mid-May, marking the most active season since 2011, with atmospheric conditions fueling continued storm development.
• Forecasts indicate the severe weather system will persist into early next week, with threats expanding eastward into the Mid-Atlantic and South.