Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Heartland communities decimated by tornadoes face renewed storm risk

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Dozens dormant aft terrible weather, tornadoes teardrop crossed Kentucky, Missouri

Recovery operations are underway, and archetypal responders are continuing their heroic efforts to hunt for survivors among the countless piles of destroyed homes and businesses successful Kentucky and Missouri, days aft a disastrous tornado outbreak tore crossed those states, leaving dozens of radical dead.

Kentucky suffered wide damage, particularly successful London and Somerset. Gov. Andy Beshear said astatine slightest 18 radical were killed successful his state, though Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers believes that fig could beryllium person to 2 dozen.

At slightest 7 radical were killed successful Missouri erstwhile the severe weather and tornadoes swept crossed the state, including successful the St. Louis area. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that slammed St. Louis has a preliminary standing of EF-3, with winds estimated to beryllium astir 150 mph. In addition, the twister was up to a mile wide astatine immoderate points erstwhile it was carving retired its way of deadly destruction.

LONDON, KENTUCKY - MAY 17: Members from a section religion commune with Tony and Joe McFall, who mislaid their begetter and step-mother during the tornado successful the vicinity of Sunshine Hills connected May 17, 2025 successful London, Kentucky. A tornado struck communities successful Somerset and London, Kentucky, leaving implicit 10 dormant and much injured.  (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)

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Strong to aggravated tornadoes endanger Plains arsenic multiday terrible upwind hazard targets millions

Millions of Americans successful the Plains, South and Midwest volition beryllium at hazard of unsafe storms this week, including communities that were conscionable slammed by deadly tornadoes and severe weather.

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 4 retired of 5 risk of terrible storms connected Sunday, including cities specified arsenic Wichita, Kansas. A Level 3 retired of 5 hazard is posted for Monday and Tuesday. Areas that were impacted by deadly tornadoes connected Friday nighttime are included successful the Monday and Tuesday menace zones.

Best and worst airports for Memorial Day travel

The unofficial commencement to summer is getting closer, and millions of radical crossed the U.S. are getting acceptable to travel for Memorial Day weekend.

Data collected by AirHelp revealed the 10 champion and worst airports for formation disruptions up of this year's holiday. The information came from airports with 10,000 oregon much flights during April 2025. 

Airports successful California had the fewest disruptions, portion airports successful Texas and New Jersey had the most.

FILE - American Airlines Boeing 777-223 arrives astatine Los Angeles International Airport during Memorial Day play connected May 24, 2024 successful Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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Look: Sky supra Chicago turns apocalyptic amid Dust Storm Warning

The skies implicit Chicago became an apocalyptic country Friday arsenic a dust tempest raced done the Windy City. The National Weather Service started issuing alerts astir the particulate successful cardinal Illinois and occidental Indiana connected Friday evening, and a Dust Storm Warning was successful effect successful Chicago until 9 p.m. section time.

Images circulating connected societal media showed a immense particulate unreality moving done places specified arsenic Bloomington and Homer Glen successful Illinois earlier the unreality arrived successful Chicago.

A particulate tempest moves done Chicago, Illinois, connected May 16, 2025.

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