The death toll from Saturday’s tornadoes is now at least 20, including 7 confirmed at Picher, Okla., and 10 near Racine, Mo.
Teams of meteorologists from the Tulsa office of the National Weather Service are headed to northeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas today to perform storm damage assessments. The Tulsa branch has created a preliminary summary of Saturday’s tornadoes, though it will likely be several days before the exact number is known.
The weather service’s Springfield branch has compiled a summary and maps depicting tornadoes and large hail in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. Teams of meteorologists from Springfield will also be assessing damage in Kansas and Missouri today.
Along with several tornadoes, hail as large as softballs was reported with the storms.