Tornado devastates Texas town on sixth straight day of severe storms

By Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Taylor Romine, CNN

(CNN) — Severe storms are raking across the South Tuesday evening with hail as big as grapefruits, tornadoes and damaging winds as a multi-day severe thunderstorm outbreak enters its sixth day. At least one person was killed Monday and multiple people were injured Tuesday.

Tuesday evening, a tornado tore through the city of Mineral Wells, Texas, about 80 miles west of Dallas. Several people were injured and building damage was reported in northeastern Palo Pinto County after the powerful storm moved through the area, according to CNN affiliate WFAA.

“A primary assessment has been completed, and some individuals are currently being evaluated for injuries,” said Brittany Brown, public information officer for the City of Mineral Wells. At this time, there are no reports of critical injuries.

Local officials are asking residents to stay home as first responders are responding to damage, the city said on its Facebook page.

CNN is reaching out to city officials for more information on potential injuries and the extent of the damage.

Massive hail up to tennis and baseball size pummeled Springfield, Missouri, Tuesday afternoon, damaging vehicles and knocking down power poles as severe storms blasted through the region. Springfield emergency management spokesperson Nicolette Zangara told CNN affiliate KOLR it was a “brutal morning,” with two rounds of hail and widespread reports of damage still being assessed.

Storm chaser Matt Jones was in the car when hail bigger than golf balls picked up in intensity, cracking his windshield repeatedly. “This is insane, oh my God, I gotta get out of here,” Jones exclaimed.

Footage from Springfield-Branson National Airport showed wind-driven hail lashing the airport and crews covering damaged vehicles with tarps. Airport officials said aid groups distributed tarps within hours as recovery efforts began.

A Level 4 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms remains in place Tuesday evening for northeast Texas, including the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. A slightly lower risk covers much of Arkansas and parts of southern Missouri, southeastern Oklahoma, northeast Texas, northern Louisiana and central and northern Mississippi. Multiple rounds of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes threaten millions Tuesday across a broader zone from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Tennessee Valley.

Monday’s storms packed a punch

Monday evening, a tornado moved through several towns in Clinton County, Illinois, including Germantown and Carlyle. This storm damaged homes, knocked down trees and power lines and blocked roads, according to Clinton County Emergency Management Director Timothy Schleper. The American Red Cross was responding to help displaced residents. No injuries or deaths were reported, and damage assessments are expected to continue Tuesday.

Just before 11 p.m. CT, the National Weather Service in Little Rock, Arkansas, issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado warning for an observed, destructive tornado moving through Hanover and surrounding communities in Stone County. The tornado appeared to stay on the ground in Arkansas for about 10 miles, with debris lofted high into the air and wrapped around the back side of the storm.

The Stone County Sheriff’s Office reported damaged homes and vehicles, downed power lines and fallen trees blocking roads as emergency crews responded across the area overnight. No injuries or deaths have been reported.

Some areas in Michigan and Wisconsin saw damage from a weather phenomenon called a wake low, which is a relatively small weather system that contains a potent line of high winds. Wake lows form behind showers or thunderstorms, as one did after rain moved through the Upper Midwest on Monday morning.

A 39-year-old man was killed in Kent County in western Michigan after a tree fell on him during strong winds Monday evening, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Friends of the man told authorities he warned them of the falling tree, an action they said saved lives, the release said.

The northern part of the county has seen downed trees and power lines but no other injuries, said Scott Dietrich, public information officer with the Kent County Sheriff’s Office.

Some structures and a trailer were also damaged after trees fell in Calhoun County in south-central Michigan, but there are no injuries reported, said Dispatch Director Michael Armitage.

Some of those high winds also caused a tree to fall on Carson Kellogg’s home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was sitting on his couch when he heard a loud crack.

“I ran off the couch because I thought it would hit me. I was really shaken up,” he told CNN.

Relentless storms battered the central US last week

A violent tornado tore through Enid, Oklahoma, last Thursday, triggering a rare tornado emergency and causing EF4 damage in parts of the city, with some areas flattened.

The Enid tornado, with winds estimated at 170 to 175 mph, was the strongest in the US since June 2025. At least 10 people were injured and about 40 homes were damaged, though officials said no deaths were reported.

Deadly tornadoes struck North Texas Saturday, including an EF2 tornado near Runaway Bay, about 80 miles northwest of Dallas. At least two people were killed and homes and infrastructure were damaged, displacing dozens of residents and expanding the toll of the multiday severe weather outbreak.

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Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Linda Lam and Dakota Smith and CNN’s Jillian Sykes, Diego Mendoza, Taylor Romine, Hanna Park and Sarah Dewberry contributed to this report.

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