EF-2 Tornado Confirmed in Missouri

Published: Apr 11, 2013, 1:50 PM EDT weather.com

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Botkinburg, Ark.

A flag flutters over what remains of the sanctuary of the Botkinburg Foursquare Church in Botkinburg, Ark., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-2 tornado hit Hazelwood, Mo., outside St. Louis, Wednesday evening. The tornado damaged cars and homes, but no serious injuries were reported.
The same system stretched south, spawning tornado warnings in north central Arkansas. In Van Buren county, the storm damaged over 30 houses, destroyed a church, and heavily damaged a fire department. The weather is blamed for at least five injuries.

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The severe weather continued into Mississippi and Alabama by Thursday afternoon. You can get full details on Thursday's threat in the Severe Weather Tracker.
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Warm, humid air gave way to much cooler air behind a cold front, and along the boundary a number of storms popped up. At one point on Wednesday, there was a 40-degree temperature difference between Pine Bluff in southeastern Arkansas, at 80 degrees, and Fayetteville in the northwestern corner, at 40 degrees.