The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado damaged parts of Rolla Friday night. According to the NWS report, the storm started four miles southeast of Doolittle and went northeast through Rolla before lifting near the Little Prairie Conservation area.

A new tornado watch was issued Sunday for parts of West Virginia, Ohio and PA. Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for a severe weather outbreak as violent, long-track tornadoes with damaging winds of up to 80 mph and large hail are expected across the Midwest and South with the cross-country storm moving east.