Here is an illustration of tornadoes that occurred in the United States from May 15 to May 16, 2025:
Central United States were hit by a severe storm on May 15-16, 2025, which left many areas of Kentucky, Missouri, and Illinois in ruin. With the devastating highway, at least 31 lives have been lost and many others were badly injured by the storms and tornadoes.
### Engineered Neighborhoods ###
Disabled in Chicago: **Veronika** described how she was trapped under a pile of rubble for many hours. Beshear reported that thirteen people had died in the state, and nine of them were from Laurel County. It was reported that many died and several buildings collapsed and cars were overturned. According to Reuters and the New York Post…
**St. Louis**, Missouri: There was a tornado in this area that killed five and affected more than 5,000 properties. For the districts in greatest danger, the city put in a nighttime curfew. Scott County also recorded two deaths from the virus. Reuters and the New York Post report.
Two people were killed after a tornado hit **Scott County** in Illinois. Extra thunderstorms, powerful winds, and massive hailstorms struck parts of Illinois, causing further destruction and outages in those regions.
### The Aftermath and This Day Forward ###
More than 600,000 people in Missouri, Kentucky, and Michigan lost their electricity as a result of the storms. The restoration of power is taking place currently. (A source is mentioned in both the New York Post and Wikipedia.)
Due to the harm done by the tornado, St. Louis declared a state of emergency. It permits the government to accelerate recovery by making fast decisions and moving necessary resources.
People are being sought and rescued in every area impacted by the disaster. It is expected that more lives may be lost as this work goes on.
### An Overview of Meteorology ###
There was a link between the outbreak and how it impacted the weather conditions in the central US. Furthermore, the storm produced high wind gusts, large hailstones, and tornadoes. Ilinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin experienced record-temperatures alongside the heat wave.
At this point, we can only estimate how much damage was caused and that it will take weeks to recover. People living in affected areas must get new updates from local officials and act accordingly.
21 people have been reported dead by severe storms in Kentucky and Missouri.
21 have died after drastic storms and tornadoes hit the Middle West and South.