The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-3 tornado touched down near Grinnell on Sunday, May 18, with peak winds reaching 140 mph.

An EF-1 tornado touched down in and near Gordon on May 18. The National Weather Service Fort Worth confirmed the tornado on Monday, May 19, citing estimated peak winds of 105 mph. An EF-1 rating is assigned for tornadoes with estimated peak winds between 86 and 110 mph.

Nine tornadoes struck Missouri and Kentucky on May 16, including a deadly EF3 in Scott County that killed two people and destroyed homes. The National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes up to EF4 strength.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF4 tornado touched down in Laurel and Pulaski Counties last Friday.

The National Weather Service has finished its survey of the deadly tornado that ripped through southeastern Kentucky last week.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The National Weather Service has confirmed two more tornadoes from the powerful line of storms that swept across Michigan late last week, bringing the total number of twisters to 11.

The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes in central Clark County, one in western Marathon County, and one near Bancroft in Portage County, bringing the total to five locally and fourteen across Wisconsin.

A “gustnado” — a tornado-like whirlwind more common to the Plains than South Jersey — swirled in Gloucester County Friday with winds up to 105 mph, the National Weather Service said Monday.