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Big March storm fans and flips trucks as forecasters fear weekend outbreak

By RUSS BYNUM and SEAN MURPHY
Updated 9:02 PM EDT, March 14, 2025

"Tornadoes likely amid storm outbreak

"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.

"A was issued until 11 p.m. for central and eastern , including St. Louis, as well as parts of and .

"The National Weather Service said it observed an evening tornado in the south-central Missouri city of .

"Other areas at risk included parts of , , and .

"About 47 million people faced an enhanced to moderate severe storm threat from Madison, , to Birmingham, .

"Forecasters grew increasingly worried that intense thunderstorms farther south will likely bring an even greater tornado threat Saturday.

"The Storm Prediction Center said parts of including Jackson and Hattiesburg and areas of including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa will be at a high risk. Severe storms and tornadoes are also possible across eastern , western , central and the western Panhandle.

"'We have a lot of confidence that we most likely will have a tornado outbreak tomorrow,' Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Evan Bentley said in an online briefing."

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