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WATE 6 On Your Side on MSNNWS: Preliminary report shows EF-1 tornado touched down in Cumberland CountyThe National Weather Service's preliminary report states that an EF-1 tornado touched in Cumberland County near Melvine Tuesday evening.
The 2025 spring tornado season was one of the most active in over a decade, with over 900 tornado reports. Several intense outbreaks occurred, including five EF4 twisters. Despite the activity, no EF5 tornadoes were reported,
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed at least three tornadoes took place in Arkansas and three in Oklahoma on May 19. The organization confirmed on Tuesday that multiple tornadoes did occur a day prior and that the surveys will take time.
After completing damage surveys the NWS reports that an EF-0 tornado impacted Buchanan County on Monday, May 19. The tornado went through the area from 8:31-8:38 p.m. with estimated peak winds of 85 miles per hour. The path extended for 4.3 miles with a max width of 20 yards. No injuries were reported as a result of the tornado.
A deadly severe weather outbreak spawned at least one tornado in 22 states from May 15-21. Among the hardest-hit states were Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
The extent of yesterday's storm has not been determined, but NWS Indianapolis noted that multiple tornadoes likely hit southern-central Indiana.
The tornadoes that struck the Kansas towns of Plevna and Grinnell on Sunday were EF3s, the National Weather Service says. No injuries or deaths were reported. Kansas saw 19 tornadoes Sunday: 2 EF0, 1 EF1, 9 EF2 and 7 EF3, according to a weather service tornado outbreak report.
It was the deadliest tornado to ever impact the forecasting area for the National Weather Service office in Jackson, officials said.
A few paths of damage from severe storms on May 20 throughout central Illinois have been identified by the National Weather Service.
Five ‘strong’ EF3 tornadoes tore through Kansas on Sunday night. While the tornadoes may have had winds close to 200 mph, they passed over largely rural areas.