DoomsdaysCW<p>Big March storm fans <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildfires</span></a> and flips trucks as forecasters fear weekend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tornado" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tornado</span></a> outbreak</p><p> By RUSS BYNUM and SEAN MURPHY<br />Updated 9:02 PM EDT, March 14, 2025</p><p>&quot;Tornadoes likely amid storm outbreak</p><p>&quot;The Storm Prediction Center said fast-moving storms could spawn twisters and hail as large as baseballs Friday, but the greatest threat would come from straight-line winds near or exceeding hurricane force, with gusts of 100 mph (160 kph) possible.</p><p>&quot;A <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TornadoWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TornadoWatch</span></a> was issued until 11 p.m. for central and eastern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Missouri</span></a>, including St. Louis, as well as parts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Illinois</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arkansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arkansas</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;The National Weather Service said it observed an evening tornado in the south-central Missouri city of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Grovespring" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Grovespring</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;Other areas at risk included parts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iowa</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kentucky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kentucky</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mississippi</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;About 47 million people faced an enhanced to moderate severe storm threat from Madison, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a>, to Birmingham, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alabama</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;Forecasters grew increasingly worried that intense thunderstorms farther south will likely bring an even greater tornado threat Saturday.</p><p>&quot;The Storm Prediction Center said parts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mississippi</span></a> including Jackson and Hattiesburg and areas of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alabama</span></a> including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa will be at a high risk. Severe storms and tornadoes are also possible across eastern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Louisiana</span></a>, western <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, central <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> and the western <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Florida</span></a> Panhandle.</p><p>&quot;&#39;We have a lot of confidence that we most likely will have a tornado outbreak tomorrow,&#39; Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Evan Bentley said in an online briefing.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-tornadoes-fire-blizzard-be7fe7207d483252d9ff31df58209d2b?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/severe-weat</span><span class="invisible">her-tornadoes-fire-blizzard-be7fe7207d483252d9ff31df58209d2b?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Polycrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USWx</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tornadoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tornadoes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TornadoWarnings" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TornadoWarnings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TornadoOutbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TornadoOutbreak</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NWS</span></a> <br />WE NEED <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalWeatherService" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NationalWeatherService</span></a> <br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoCutsToNWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoCutsToNWS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Disasters</span></a></p>