A major tornado outbreak is forecast from parts of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Mid-South and lower Ohio Valley, with multiple long-track EF-3+ tornadoes possible across the region on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a High Risk (level 5/5) of severe weather across parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley into the Mid-South and Lower Ohio Valley. A major tornado outbreak is expected over the region, which could spawn multiple EF-3 tornadoes or higher on Wednesday, April 2.
A broader Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) of severe weather covers the rest of the region, from northern Texas to southern Michigan. Scattered but significant threats of tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds are forecast for the region. The severe weather threat will be compounded by the beginning of a life-threatening flash flood event.
This outbreak is part of a larger multi-hazard weather system that is forecast to bring historic rainfall over parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois from Wednesday to Sunday.
Regions under the severe weather threat include Western and Middle Tennessee, Arkansas, Western and Central Kentucky, Eastern Missouri, Illinois, Northern Mississippi, Indiana, Northern Louisiana, Western Ohio, areas extending north into Northeast Texas, and Southern Lower Michigan…