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Extreme weather expected Saturday gets rarely used 'high risk' designation

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Parts of Missouri , Iowa and Illinois saw some of the most extreme weather on Friday .

Storm Prediction Center uses five categories to warn of expected severe weather, ranging from marginal to high.

System forecast to take aim Saturday at southern states including Louisiana , Mississippi and Alabama .

The “high risk” designation is used when severe weather is expected to include “numerous intense and long-tracked tornadoes".

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