Alert: Significant EF3 Tornado Threat for Indiana and Illinois

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The NOAA Storm Prediction Center has raised a severe weather alert to a Level 4 out of 5 for select areas in Indiana and Illinois, including Indianapolis. This warning highlights the risk of hazardous supercell thunderstorms capable of spawning EF3 tornadoes or stronger. A wider severe weather event is impacting regions from Missouri to Ohio, classified under a Level 3 risk, threatening millions of residents with potentially harmful storms. Assessment teams from the National Weather Service are currently evaluating tornado damage in Iowa and Wisconsin after last night's storms. Meteorologists caution that high winds exceeding 75 mph and tornado risks may persist into early Thursday morning.

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00:00NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk for Indiana and Illinois,

00:07the second-highest warning level possible.

00:10Forecasters say powerful supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop,

00:14and some could produce violent EF3 or stronger tornadoes.

00:17These long-track tornadoes can stay on the ground for miles, causing catastrophic damage along their paths.

00:24National Weather Service survey teams were dispatched overnight to assess confirmed tornado damage

00:29across Iowa and Wisconsin.

00:31The broader severe weather outbreak stretches from Missouri to Ohio,

00:36placing tens of millions of Americans under threat.

00:39Officials urge residents to move to the lowest floor of a sturdy building,

00:44stay away from windows, and keep emergency supplies nearby.

00:47Continue monitoring NOAA weather alerts through the night.

00:51The tornado threat does not end at midnight.

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