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This latest bout of severe weather began in the Plains Monday and Tuesday, where it produced tornadoes, huge hail and high winds from Kansas and Colorado to Minnesota. Now the storm system is reaching the East.

Sara Tonks

BySara TonksJune 20, 2025

Severe Storms Target I-95 During Evening Commute

Severe thunderstorms packing high winds are expected in the East through tonight in a final round of this latest string of damaging storms since last Sunday.

Stormy Recap

Wednesday, severe thunderstorms spawned multiple tornadoes in extreme eastern Missouri and Illinois Wednesday, including a damaging twister in Jacksonville, Illinois, about 30 miles west-southwest of Springfield. A grain bin was blown over from a severe thunderstorm near Pleasant Plains and damage to at least one structure was also reported west of Farmer City.

severe reports june 18 2025

These are initial reports of tornadoes, large hail, and high winds or wind damage from thunderstorms. Note: The number of tornadoes is often not known immediately following a severe event. The number of tornado reports, therefore, doesn't necessarily correlate to the number of actual tornadoes, which are later confirmed by NWS storm surveys.

(Data: NOAA/NWS/SPC)

Sara Tonks is a content meteorologist with weather.com and has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Georgia Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences along with a master’s degree from Unity Environmental University in Marine Science.

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