--- title: Fatal, Violent Storms Cut Through The Midwest And South, Spawning Tornadoes [VERTICAL] | TIME description: Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least three people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday in parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi as storms hit those and other states in the evening. Forecasters attributed the violent weather to daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation’s midsection from the Gulf. canonical: https://time.com/video/ERWSPuVi/ og:title: Fatal, Violent Storms Cut Through The Midwest And South, Spawning Tornadoes [VERTICAL] og:description: Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least three people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday in parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi as storms hit those and other states in the evening. Forecasters attributed the violent weather to daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation’s midsection from the Gulf. og:url: https://time.com/video/ERWSPuVi/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ERWSPuVi/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fatal, Violent Storms Cut Through The Midwest And South, Spawning Tornadoes [VERTICAL] twitter:description: Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least three people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday in parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi as storms hit those and other states in the evening. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Fatal, Violent Storms Cut Through The Midwest And South, Spawning Tornadoes VERTICAL [Watch (HLS stream): Fatal, Violent Storms Cut Through The Midwest And South, Spawning Tornadoes VERTICAL](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ERWSPuVi.m3u8) (2:01)  _Published 2025-04-03. Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least three people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday in parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi as storms hit those and other states in the evening. Forecasters attributed the violent weather to daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation’s midsection from the Gulf._ --- Apr 3, 2025 8:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [A Brutal Winter Storm Is Disrupting Travel Across the Country. Here's What to Know](/video/NLkH90Jx/) ### A Brutal Winter Storm Is Disrupting Travel Across the Country. Here's What to Know [Massive Cyberattack Spreads Disruption Across Europe](/video/YY6B8f5S/) ### Massive Cyberattack Spreads Disruption Across Europe [Severe Storms, Tornadoes Turn Fatal In Midwest](/video/ZNuDzCO4/) ### Severe Storms, Tornadoes Turn Fatal In Midwest --- ## Transcript It's. Is it good? I'm still going as hard as I can. As you can see, it's a pretty high. Sandbags are there, but they didn't help. Still came in. Apparently there's one north and one south of it. So be looking for something. Oh, yeah. 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