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Intense and even violent tornadoes have destroyed homes and farms in Missouri and Arkansas.
Bloomberg L.P. |
The worst damage was in the central Mississippi River Valley and into the Midwest, where as many as 21 tornadoes were reported, according to the US Storm Prediction Center.
CNN |
About 14 million people are under tornado watches from Ohio to Mississippi.
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Owasso tornado part of massive central US storm
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For Saturday, plan on rain nearly everywhere in the Houston area.
The New York Times |
“That’s a tornado. Look, it’s touching down.”
The New York Times |
Officials warned that a “generational flooding” disaster was possible as more than a foot of rain could fall, pushing swollen rivers and creeks over their banks.
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The National Weather Service said powerful straight-line winds were the culprit behind the damage throughout parts of New Jersey this week.
Storm damage is being reported in Owasso after a possible tornado tore through the area, leaving homes destroyed, power lines down, and residents assessing the aftermath.
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The recent failure of multiple storm sirens in Carthage—during a tornado warning—has the fire department re-working how to test them. When the city was under a tornado warning Wednesday morning, four of the sirens had audio failures.
Indiana averages about 22 tornadoes a year, according to NWS, but there's a lot of myths out there about the weather phenomena.
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a tornado watch for all of West Tennessee until 10pm tonight. The storms will move in this afternoon with the greatest threat coming in after 7pm. The storm threat appears to be higher along the Mississippi River than it is the Tennessee River.
Several tornadoes have been reported across the Mid-South on Wednesday through Thursday morning, leaving destruction behind.
Up to 59 million from Texas to Michigan are under severe storm risk as heavy rains, flash flooding and strong tornadoes are forecast to hit the lower Ohio Valley and the mid-South.
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A powerful storm system will bring several life-threatening weather hazards to Tennessee starting Wednesday night, including the threat of flash flooding and tornados, warns the National Weather Service.