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Two EF-4 tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on Friday, March 14, 2025, amid a severe weather outbreak that claimed three lives in the state and 40 across the country. This was the first time multiple EF-4/F-4 tornadoes touched down in the state on the same day in 28 years.
Nine tornadoes ripped through Alabama on Saturday, March 15, 2025, claiming at least two lives. The tornadoes were part of a larger severe weather outbreak that affected multiple states across the South and Midwest, resulting in at least 36 fatalities nationwide.
Eight fatalities were reported after a crash involving 71 vehicles occurred on the I-70 near milepost 28 in Sherman County on Friday, March 14, 2025.
The multi-day severe weather outbreak has left at least 33 people dead across six U.S. states as storms and tornadoes continue to cause destruction. Missouri has reported the highest death toll with 12 fatalities, while Kansas, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma have also suffered casualties.
Floods battered parts of Italy after nearly a month’s worth of rain fell over some regions on Friday, March 14, 2025, causing rivers to swell across the country. Red alerts were in effect across Italy, including Florence and Pisa, following an extreme flooding event that triggered multiple landslides and caused widespread damage.
Massive dust storms swept through Texas on Friday, March 14, 2025, leading to brownout conditions and a multi-vehicle pile-up on the I-27 near Canyon, Texas.
Multiple tornadoes have been reported in Missouri ripping through businesses, and homes, downing trees toppling vehicles along their paths on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Severe storms will develop Friday, March 14, 2025, across the Central and Southern Plains into the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley, where the SPC has issued a Moderate Risk (level 4/5) through Saturday morning. By Saturday, the threat shifts east, with a Moderate Risk in parts of the Tennessee Valley, Lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast through Sunday morning. These storms may produce damaging winds exceeding 120 km/h (75 mph), hail larger than 5 cm (2 inches), and strong tornadoes rated EF-2 to EF-5.
At least 6 people were rescued on Thursday, March 13, 2025, after mudslides trapped multiple vehicles in San Jacinto City, California’s Riverside County, following two days of heavy rain.
A rare EF-0 touched down in Pico Rivera, California at around 03:15 PST (10:15 UTC) on Thursday, March 13, 2025, damaging multiple structures and uprooting trees along its path.
