The Storm Prediction Center has confirmed six tornadoes across Florida, Iowa, Illinois and North Carolina over the past 48 hours, with survey teams documenting the first confirmed touchdown in North Carolina since this stretch of severe weather began. Confirmed damage was verified at 2 N Valmeyer, Ill.; Osco, Ill.; Cape Coral, Fla.; 2 E Swaledale, Iowa; and 3 NNE Casar, N.C.
The North Carolina confirmation marks a geographic shift from the prior 48-hour period, when the Storm Prediction Center confirmed seven tornadoes stretching from North Dakota to Florida across five states. Neither North Dakota nor Missouri, both struck in that earlier outbreak, registered new tornado confirmations in the latest survey window, indicating the most severe damage has moved south and east toward the Carolinas.
While the tornado count held roughly steady, the overall severe weather toll grew sharply. The Storm Prediction Center logged 346 damaging wind reports and eight large hail reports over the same 48 hours, figures that dwarf the tornado tally and point to widespread wind damage as the dominant hazard of this multi-day stretch. Six alerts remained active Saturday across the four confirmed-tornado states — Florida, Iowa, Illinois and North Carolina — as the National Weather Service continued damage surveys and storm assessments in affected communities.
The scale of the wind reports suggests crews in all four states are still working through downed trees, damaged structures and power outages tied to the storms, even as the immediate tornado threat has passed. The National Weather Service typically completes damage surveys within days of a confirmed tornado, and additional confirmations are possible as assessment teams reach harder-hit or more rural areas, including sites near the Iowa and Illinois confirmations.
Residents in the affected states should continue to follow guidance from local National Weather Service offices as cleanup continues, particularly in areas where downed power lines or unstable trees may pose lingering hazards. The Storm Prediction Center is expected to update its survey findings as additional field assessments are completed in the coming days.