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18 people were killed after tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas
The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in several parts of the US during the Memorial Day weekend. A major swath of the US was facing an “enhanced risk” of severe weather, including large parts of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys, the weather service said. Over 120,000 customers in Kentucky…
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There are 18 people dead after tornadoes hit parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes predicted across the Mid-Atlantic from the weekend of Memorial Day weekend to early Sunday morning in the Ohio Valley. The weather system will produce severe storms across the Mid-Atlantic, meteorologists said. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Arkansas throughout the Memorial…
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The buildings and homes in Iowa and Nebraska collapsed from the tornadoes
A tornado killed at least four people and destroyed homes and businesses in Oklahoma’s Hughes County, the state’s disaster agency said. Three people were also injured in the same county, it added. A section of Minden, a small town 30 miles north of Omaha, was destroyed by a tornado. The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska declared…
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In Nebraska and Iowa, tornadoes leveled buildings and homes
One person has been killed and three others have been injured after a tornado hit the US city of Omaha in Nebraska, officials said. At least six houses were destroyed, including one that was levelled. The University of Nebraska Medical Center reported that the building collapsed with about 70 employees inside and several people trapped.
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The storm leaves high winds in the South and snow in the Midwest
The US National Weather Service (NWS) has issued tornado watches and warnings for the southern states of Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. It has also issued a winter storm watch for most of the states from Tuesday morning to Wednesday afternoon. At least three tornadoes have been reported in the states, according to…
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America’s tornadoes are changing fast
A Northern Illinois University professor said that changes are coming to the fundamental ingredients that create a severe storm. To form, tornadoes need moist, warm air near the ground. As that increases in speed, it narrows and begins to form a tornado. Ashley also said that the warm winter season gave rise to more ingredients…
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At least five people are dead in Missouri after a tornado
A tornado killed at least five people in the US’ Missouri before dawn on Wednesday. The tornado touched down at around 3:30 am and moved through Bollinger County, about 50 kilometres south of St Louis. The Storm Prediction Center said up to 40 million people in an area including Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit and Memphis, Tennessee,…
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The 32 people that died in the storms were from tornado- ravaged communities
As many as 31 people have been killed in the US after tornadoes struck several states, with the death toll set to rise, authorities said. The tornadoes caused widespread damage in Little Rock, Arkansas, and ReadyVILLE, Tennessee on Saturday. Around 200 structures were damaged or destroyed in Little Rock, Arkansas when an EF3 tornado hit…
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Large tornadoes tore through the South and Midwest
At least three people were killed after a tornado hit the Arkansas city of Jonesboro on Friday, the local sheriff’s office stated. The tornado damaged or destroyed several buildings, including a school and a shopping centre, the office added. At least one person was killed after a storm caused significant damage to homes and businesses…
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Large tornadoes wreak havoc in the South and Midwest
At least 21 people have been killed and several homes and businesses have been damaged by tornadoes and severe storms in the US. Three people were killed in Indiana after a tornado hit a residential area near Sullivan on Friday. At least six people were killed in Illinois after a tornado hit the area on…
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There are at least 5 dead and dozens of other hospitalized as tornadoes tear through the South and Midwest
More than 50 preliminary tornado reports were made Friday in several states, including in Arkansas, where storms killed three people. Two people were killed in Wynne, Arkansas, and one person was killed in North Little Rock, local officials said. About 100 miles east of Little Rock, Wynne was “basically cut in half by damage from…
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At least 5 were killed and dozens of other were hospitalized as tornadoes ripped through the South and Midwest
At least two people were killed and five others were injured after a tornado collapsed a shopping center in Arkansas, US. The National Weather Service said that over 50 preliminary tornado reports were made Friday in at least six states, including in Arkansas, where storms killed three people. Two people were killed in Indiana by…
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In a month of extreme weather, tornadoes ravage the South
The US will probably get more killer tornado and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study. Supercells are the “finger of God” whoppers that are dominant producers of significant tornadoes and hail, the study said. It added that the supercells will edge eastward to strike in the Southern states, like Alabama,…
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A town in Mississippi is “gone.” That is according to a resident
At least five people have been killed and over 200 others have been injured after a series of tornadoes touched down in several US states amid Hurricane Harvey. At least four people died due to tornadoes in Oklahoma, while one person was killed due to a tornado in Arkansas. A woman was killed when a…
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That’s so unusual because of the tornado
A tornado touched down on Wednesday in the US’ Los Angeles metro area, damaging 17 buildings and uprooting a tree. “The intensity of the microcell that touched down was very strong,” National Weather Service (NWS) said. The tornado was one of the strongest to hit the Los Angeles metro area since March 1983, according to…
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At least one person was killed and dozens were injured when tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma
At least four people were killed and several others were injured after a tornado touched down in the US state of Texas, officials said. A child who was missing after the tornado touched down in Louisiana was found dead and a search for his mother is ongoing, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Further, at…
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The climate crisis might be changing how tornadoes behave.
Climate change may have contributed to the January 2023 Outburst in Gulf of Mexico that saw nearly 20 tornado reports in a single week, a US researcher said. “There may be some subtle changes in the seasonality and locations that we’re certainly looking at very closely,” said Matt Elliott, warning coordination meteorologist at the storm…
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At least 3 people were killed and homes were destroyed when tornadoes ripped through Louisiana and the Southeast.
A major storm has caused at least three deaths, including a woman who died after a tornado struck her home in Louisiana. The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watches for parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. Meanwhile, over five million people are under winter weather alerts across the Upper Midwest…
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Why the US is a good place to breed tornadoes.
A woman has died after a tornado hit her house in Killona in Louisiana’s St. Charles Parish, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Wednesday. Authorities reported “major damage” in Arabi, where a tornado caused “major damage” to several homes and left much of the area without power. The New Iberia Police Department reported two…
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tornadoes tear through Oklahoma, Arkansas and northeast Texas, killing at least one person.
Multiple tornado warnings were issued for Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas on Friday night, meaning that at least one tornadoes were reported to be on the ground. The number of tornadoes recorded will likely increase Saturday, and the intensity of each one will not be known until local National Weather Service offices conduct damage surveys, which…