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The weather service said the tornado warnings were activated by meteorologists who detected cloud rotation — a key indication of a potential tornado spinning — on radar.
More severe weather is forecast to hit the central U.S. this week, where communities are recovering from a recent bout of deadly storms.
So, if your weather app shows a 30% chance of rain, it means there is a 30% likelihood (roughly one in three) that at least 0.01 inches of rain will fall at that time and location.
The greatest severe weather risk looks to be over the Missouri Bootheel, southern Illinois and Ohio and western Tennessee. That’s where an isolated strong tornado is possible.