A long curved line of thunderstorms extended from Central Texas east and north along the Oklahoma/Arkansas border, up the west side of Missouri into Southwest Iowa.
At one time, Joplin in extreme SW Missouri was under a Tornado Warning. Can you imagine how bad that was?
At this time, a large tornado is on the ground north of Caulksville, in NW Arkansas. Tulsa reported a wind gust of 64 mph. Denning, Arkansas has taken a direst hit from this tornado. Reports are that houses have been damaged or destroyed in Meg, Arkansas. This is a very dangerous situation.,
Tornado Watches continue at this hour for these areas:
* Northeast Texas
* West half of Arkansas
* Extreme East Oklahoma
* West half of Missouri, which unfortunately includes Joplin
For today (Wednesday) a slight risk of severe weather extends from East Terxas north and NE to include Des Moines, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Richman, Within that area is an enhanced “Moderate Risk: for these areas:
,,,Most of Arkansas
…Southeast half of Missouri
…South half of both Illinois and Indiana
…West Kentucky
…West Tennessee
…Extreme Northwest Mississippi
At 12:30 am, there were no showers or thunderstorms affecting Alabama.
