LIVE UPDATES: Tornadoes Sighted in Kansas; Tornado Watch Issued in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, Including Joplin | The Weather Channel
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LIVE UPDATES: Tornadoes Sighted in Kansas; Tornado Watch Issued in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, Including Joplin

Severe thunderstorms are again flaring up across parts of the Midwest, Great Plains and South as a storm system plods eastward through the central and southern U.S., prompting the National Weather Service to issue numerous tornado warnings.

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Notable information:

  • Reports of semi trailers blown over along I-44 near Afton, Oklahoma.
  • Strong winds damaged two farm houses and brought down power lines at Wallace, Kansas, according to the NWS.
  • Tornado sirens went off in Joplin, Missouri, but the cell passed without causing damage.
  • Emergency managers in Hallowell, Kansas, reported a tornado touched down. No reports of damage.
  • According to the National Weather Service, golfball sized hail fell near Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Law enforcement reported a tornado near Arapahoe, Colorado. No reports of significant damage.

Below are live updates of the situation.

All tornado warnings, along with other relevant information from The Weather Channel and local National Weather Service offices in current threat areas, will appear here.

Information updates automatically; no need to reload or refresh your browser. Time stamps on the left are in Eastern time; subtract one hour for Central time, two hours for Mountain time and three hours for Pacific time. For complete warning information and radar links, scroll above to see the radar imagery and clickable severe weather alerts links.

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MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Tornadoes Strike Oklahoma - March 25, 2015

A mobile home frame is pictured between an overturned mobile home at left, and a tornado-damaged mobile home at right, in Sand Springs, Okla., Thursday, March 26, 2015. Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for 25 Oklahoma counties that were hit hardest by the storm. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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A mobile home frame is pictured between an overturned mobile home at left, and a tornado-damaged mobile home at right, in Sand Springs, Okla., Thursday, March 26, 2015. Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for 25 Oklahoma counties that were hit hardest by the storm. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

 

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