Overview
- At least 27 people have died, including 18 in Kentucky, 7 in Missouri, and 2 in Virginia, according to officials.
- Tornadoes caused severe damage in St. Louis, Missouri, where 5 people died, and over 5,000 homes were affected.
- Hundreds of thousands across multiple states remain without power, with Missouri alone reporting over 100,000 outages.
- The National Weather Service continues to warn of potential hailstorms and tornadoes in several states.
- Experts link the intensification of these extreme weather events to climate change, citing warmer oceans and rising sea levels.