St. Louis, Missouri hit by EF3 tornado, hot for SW, cold for NE and next tornadoes for Central US, Ittoqqoqortormiit (Scoresbysund) in Greenland +14,3°C (broken May record with above 5°C margin (!)
Marek Kučera 
In the next round of tornadoes later last week was significantly damaged St. Louis in Missouri, where EF3 tornado swept all that stood in its way.
Other deadly tornadoes killed 30 across Central / Eastern US last week /https://mkweather.com/in-canada-from-378c-to-snow-40-cm-snow-in-goose-bay-labrador-us-tornadoes-killed-30-a-father-rescuing-daughter-from-15-m-maryland-floods-the-2nd-most-successful-ski-season-in-the-us-d//.
Nearly 30 tornadoes were reported across five states in the next round of tornadoes only on Sunday, 18. May 2025, with Kansas and Colorado suffering the most significant damage.
While cold air from Canada (after +37,8°C snowing above the Plains) will shift to Northeast this week, Southwest will be flooded by very hot air from Mexico. In this gradient, the next round of tornadoes is expected across Central US.
Record warm nights continued in SE USA. Minimums up to 82°F in Florida and Texas appeared. Records of May highest minimums were reported in: 81°F Orange TX, 76°F Demopolis AL.
Extremely high temperatures, hit after Iceland /+26,6°C and +26,4°C in May: https://mkweather.com/composites-extremely-cold-may-2025-in-eastern-europe-so-far-iceland-27c-and-norway-29c-heatwave-next-frosts-in-continental-europe-around-friday-saturday-23-24-may-heatwaves/; Ittoqqoqortormiit (Scoresbysund) reached above +10°C for the first time in May (data from 1958). On 19. May 2025, extremely high +14,3°C was measured, while all-time May record had a value of only +9,5°C.
Extremely warm temperatures in Greenland should be linked with the Arctic ice sea extent in the Greenland Sea /https://mkweather.com/257c-in-new-zealand-and-greenlandic-sector-of-the-arctic-still-strongly-above-average-of-the-arctic-sea-ice//.
More reading:
Central US Tornadoes and flooding early in the week. /https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/storm-stricken-central-us-braces-for-more-volatile-weather-ahead/1775913/
Intense Tornadoes, Winds And Hail in central U.S. /https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/2025-05-19-severe-weather-outbreak-midwest-plains-south-tornadoes-hail-wind?cm_ven=hp-slot-1/
Destruction As Far As The Eye Can See In Kentucky /https://weather.com/storms/severe/video/devastation-left-behind-after-tornado-struck-kentucky?cm_ven=hp-slot-2/
EF3 Tornado Devastates St. Louis /https://weather.com/storms/tornado/video/ef3-tornado-up-close-damage-st-louis-missouri?cm_ven=hp-slot-3/
Huge Tornado Levels Trees, Homes In Kansas Town /https://weather.com/storms/tornado/video/overnight-tornado-hits-plevna-kansas?cm_ven=hp-slot-5/
After deadly Kentucky tornadoes – At least 19 people are dead. /https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/its-a-war-zone-communities-pick-up-the-pieces-after-deadly-kentucky-tornadoes/1776264/
Tornadoes and flooding in Central US early in the week. /https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/storm-stricken-central-us-braces-for-more-volatile-weather-ahead/1775913/
A rare tornado ripped through St. Louis /https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/a-rare-tornado-ripped-through-st-louis-days-later-a-community-picks-up-the-pieces/1776145/
Cool, rainy stretch looms for Northeast as Memorial Day weekend approaches /https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/cool-rainy-stretch-looms-for-northeast-as-memorial-day-weekend-approaches/1776005/
Memorial Day weekend – In between chill in the Northeast and heat in the Southwest, a stormy conditions for the central United States /https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/memorial-day-weekend-rain-storms-to-riddle-northern-rockies-to-gulf/1776189/
St. Louis, Missouri, 17. May 2025. Source: https://weather.com/storms/tornado/video/ef3-tornado-up-close-damage-st-louis-missouri?cm_ven=hp-slot-3
DEADLY TORNADOES IN THE USA
EXTREMELY WARM WEATHER IN EASTERN GREENLAND
Source: https://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=04339&ano=2025&mes=5&day=19&hora=21&min=0&ndays=30
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ittoqqortoormiit
TEMPERATURE RECORDS ACROSS THE US
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