No deaths or injuries have been reported, but the state forest fire service said 1,320 structures were threatened. The fire grew to over 8,000 acres by Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service’s reduction in weather balloon launches meant forecasters had less data available when the central U.S. got hammered with hail and tornadoes.
Baseball-size hail and a few tornadoes were reported Saturday as parts of Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri were under tornado watches Sunday evening.