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JEFFERSON CITY – In April 2023, an EF-2 tornado swept through Bollinger County, devastating a community and claiming the lives of five people. In July, two more people were killed in separate incidents after massive trees uprooted by a severe storm in the St. Louis area fell onto a house and a car. That same month, another individual was killed when a tree crushed a camper during a round of severe storms in southwest Missouri.

With the right ingredients -- strong wind can be just as dangerous as a tornado.

As severe weather approaches, there is typically only a short amount of time to make life-saving decisions.

As February turns to March Missouri meteorologists and public safety experts begin to focus more on the potential for tornadoes, lightning, hail, and flooding.

NOAA HIGHLIGHTS WEATHER SAFETY DURING SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK