Easter Tornadoes, Hail, Severe Thunderstorms Predicted for Parts of US

The severe storm threat is expected to peak in the afternoon and early evening.

An enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms, as well as a potential for tornadoes, on Easter Sunday was issued by the National Weather Service on April 19, 2025. (Screenshot/National Weather Service).

Americans along the Mississippi River could experience some tornadoes and hail this Easter Sunday, as severe weather looks to spread from Texas up through the Ohio Valley

“Severe thunderstorms are expected on Sunday from east Texas into the lower Missouri and middle Mississippi Valleys,” the National Weather Service’s weather prediction center said on April 19. “The greatest damaging wind and tornado potential will be over portions of northern Arkansas into Missouri and far west-central Illinois.”