High 83, low 58. Wind from the west at 8 mph. 40% chance of rain. Wednesday: Hazy sunshine. High 85, low 61. Wind from the southwest at 8 mph. 1% chance of rain. Thursday: Hazy sunshine and very warm.

But the rain curtains about a football field away were sweeping from right to left. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning, but I’d lost cell service roughly 30 minutes earlier.

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on a major storm system for Monday, May 12. For the latest news, view our story for Tuesday, May 13. A major storm began dumping heavy rain across the ...