More than two dozen people were killed and dozens more injured as powerful tornadoes and severe storms ripped across Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia and even parts of the Washington, D.C. metro area.

Mid-May is living up to its reputation for severe weather as an active weather pattern brings the threat of strong tornadoes, damaging hail and intense, destructive wind gusts over multiple days.

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A frightening tornado tore through southeastern Missouri, killing two people and leaving behind a haunting scene of shattered homes, crushed cars, uprooted trees and stunned residents.

The hottest conditions relative to average will shift from out of the south-central states into the Northwest as summer plays out from June through August.