A severe storm system that produced tornadoes in Oklahoma is moving toward Ohio. The storm is expected to bring damaging winds and heavy rain to Ohio on Thursday evening. Tornadoes are not expected in Ohio, but localized flooding is possible. The system is predicted to weaken as it moves eastward across the state overnight.

Sticky, unseasonable warmth stretching across the eastern United States this week will set the stage for a sprawling storm system that threatens to bring thunderstorms and heavy rain — weather more typical of spring than the dead of winter — from Thursday through Saturday.

Multiple tornadoes hit central Oklahoma, causing power outages and property damage in Purcell. A Tornado Watch remains in effect for parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri. Authorities warn of more severe storms across the Mississippi River Valley.

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The unseasonal warmth fueled severe thunderstorms that spawned rare winter tornadoes in the region. The National Weather Service confirmed that at least two tornadoes damaged multiple homes as strong winds tore off roofs and lofted debris into the air.

Preliminary data from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center shows 2025 was the second consecutive year with above-historical-average tornado reports.

A tornado in Shawnee left damage in the town, years after another severe storm caused significance damage in the town.

With a wind speed of up to 80 mph, a brief tornado traveled for about one-third of a mile in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood on L.A.'s Eastside, just after 10 a.m.