NWS confirms Sun. EF0 tornado south of Bloomington
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Meteorologist Andrew White said the "brief" EF0 tornado struck just east of Ind. 37 near Southside Christian Church.
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The National Weather Service received more than 20 reports of tornadoes from Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee through Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.
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A stalled series of storm systems is set to slam parts of the Mid-South and Ohio Valley through Sunday with severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and potentially "catastrophic" flooding.
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The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the U.S. South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and...
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Bloomington is under a severe thunderstorm warning along with several other cities in central Indiana as thunderstorms blow east, according to the National Weather Service.
Another round of severe weather is headed for Bloomington-Normal on Wednesday. McLean County and surrounding counties are at a Level 3 enhanced risk (3 out of 5) for severe weather on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Monroe County, along with swaths of Illinois and Indiana, is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. Sunday ahead of expected severe weather. Portions of Kentucky and Missouri are also under the watch.
Most of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky's tornado watches have been canceled as showers and thunderstorms continue Sunday night.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service indicated all hazards are possible including tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail Wednesday night.
The tornado watch expired at 8 p.m., although a tornado watch continues for the far southern Indiana counties of Dubois, Orange, Scott, and Washington counties until 1 a.m.
At least 80 million people − from the Midwest to the South to the East − were in the path of turbulent weather Sunday into Monday.
Indianapolis said 1 to 3 inches of heavy rain is expected Wednesday night with three additional rounds of heavy rain leading into Sunday. This could lead to widespread flooding. There is a potential for double-digit rainfall in southern Indiana through the weekend.