Tornadoes Hit Five States, Severe Weather Continues

Friday, March 30th, 2007 — A strong storm system caused tornadoes in six central plains states Wednesday, and NOAA weather forecasts called for the possibility of severe weather to shift only slightly to the east on Thursday. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., received a total of 65 tornado reports Wednesday from Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska and Illinois. There also were 14 reports of high winds and 162 reports of large hail. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center reported two tornadoes in Illinois, two in Oklahoma, four in Colorado, 12 in Nebraska, 17 in Texas and 28 in Kansas.