High-energy tornado and tornadoes forecast for Lamar County, Texas, as a result of a massive storm that entered the Mississippi Valley

A major winter storm that brought snow and freezing rain to the northern part and severe storms and tornadoes to the southern part, is threatening more severe weather as it travels east.

Governor Andy Beshear said there were three deaths related to the storm, two of which were in vehicle crashes. The man’s body was found outside with no obvious signs of trauma and an autopsy would determine the cause of death, police said.

Nine twisters formed in Texas, four in Arkansas, and one in Oklahoma, a preliminary count by the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center shows.

The total number will likely increase in the light of day Saturday, and the intensity of each one will not be known until local NWS offices conduct damage surveys, which may take several days.

In Lamar County, where Paris is the county seat, there has been quite a bit of damage and some injuries.

In Oklahoma, a woman was injured by a falling tree as she was heading to a storm shelter, Lewis Collins, a volunteer at the Choctaw Office of Emergency Management, told CNN. It was not known if a tornado went through the area.

A tornado watch has been issued for the state of Texas. A couple of tornadoes are possible, as well as ping-pong-sized hail and wind gusts up to 75 mph.

There were more than 3 million people under tornado watches early Wednesday. The main threats continue to include possible tornadoes, hail and gusts up to 75 mph.

Large hail, bigger than golf ball-sized (2 inches in diameter) and intense tornadoes are possible, according to the Storm Prediction Center.

The main threat will change from tornadoes to damaging winds going into the overnight hours, as the storms approach Arkansas and Louisiana.

Tuesday also brings a risk of flash flooding due to excessive rainfall “from far east Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley,” warns the Weather Prediction Center. Up to 4 inches of rain could fall.

Rainfall is much needed in this region as recent drought has cause the Mississippi River to reach record low levels, impacting shipping and the supply chain.

The US has tornados in the spring due to the clash of cold and hot air during the season. The same merging of temperatures also occurs in the autumn, which is why you will often see a secondary “severe season” later in the year.

The time of day when a tornado occurs makes a big difference in the fatality rate. Nocturnal tornadoes are more dangerous because many people are asleep and unaware they need to be seeking a safe location. While the greater tornado threat for this particular event exists during the daytime hours, there is still the possibility for a few rotating storms through the evening hours.

“One of the most important features of your severe weather safety plans is to have a reliable means to receive severe weather warnings,” the weather service in New Orleans said.

“The significant Sierra snowpack is good news but unfortunately these same storms are bringing flooding to parts of California,” DWR Director Karla Nemeth said in a press release. “This is a prime example of the threat of extreme flooding during a prolonged drought as California experiences more swings between wet and dry periods brought on by our changing climate.”

Blizzard warnings stretched from Montana into western Nebraska and Colorado, and the National Weather Service said as much as 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow was possible in some areas of western South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska. The winds of more than 50 mph will make it hard to see outdoors in Nebraska.

Some areas inside the blizzard warnings could receive as much as 20 inches of snow, with winds strong enough to knock down tree limbs and cause power outages.

The wintry weather conditions caused a closure of both east and westbound lanes of Interstate 90 from Rapid City to the Wyoming state line on Tuesday, state transportation officials said.

Snowfall and Flooding in the Sierra Nevada Mountains as a Result of a Deep Storm on December 1st, and the Effects on Highways and School Routes in South Dakota

The Sierra Nevada Mountains’ first snow survey of the season Tuesday shows the current amount of water is way ahead of average, according to a release from the California Department of Water Resources.

It seems a lot like Christmas out here. It didn’t come with a lot of wind and it stuck to everything. It is like a picture postcard.

While the totals so far are impressive, he said he was cautiously optimistic about the precipitation putting a large dent in the state’s dry spell.

In a post on its website Sunday, the ski resort in Olympic Valley, California wrote that they were Buried.

“This is definitely a storm to remember. We’ve now received 7.5 feet of snow since December 1st. In 24 hours, the resort received more than 30 inches of snow, making it the sixth largest snowfall total on record.

The unrelenting storm system has cut a dangerous cross-country path since the beginning of week, bringing varying combinations of severe weather to different parts of the US.

Poor visibility and ice-covered streets will be the result of the storm that is making for grim road conditions. Coastal flooding is also an issue, particularly along the shorelines of the Northeast.

The storm, which first hit the Western US with much-needed snow and rain, resulted in winter storm alerts stretching from the Canadian border to the Mexican border.

Blizzard conditions in the Northern and Central High Plains are expected to make travel dangerous on snow-covered roads amid 1-2 inches per hour snow rates and winds gusting at 50-60 mph, according to the Storm Prediction Center.

“We’re not expecting a quick burst of snowfall here,” Wills said in a Monday evening update. Snow is “going to accumulate the highest in the northern Nebraska panhandle – and it’s going to be blowing around like crazy because of the strong winds that we’re going to have as well,” he said.

Travel through the area is almost non-existent on Tuesday and Wednesday and possibly into Thursday according to the National Weather Service office.

Meanwhile, over 5 million people are under winter weather alerts across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, where snow and ice accumulations are expected to affect travel, according to the National Weather Service.

In South Dakota, the Rapid City area’s schools will be closed on Wednesday due to the poor weather in the area.

Multiple Homes and Businesses Damaged by a Tornado in the Keithville, Louisiana, Town and County of Farmerville, LA, Tuesday Night

These areas need the moisture and have seen great relief to drought conditions in the past week. Tennessee, for example, went from 96% of the state under drought to being at 46% this week.

Additionally, a boy and his mother were found dead after a tornado destroyed their home Tuesday in the northwestern Louisiana community of Keithville, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The bodies of the mother and son were found far away from their house.

In the small Union Parish town of Farmerville, Louisiana, more than a dozen people were injured when a tornado struck Tuesday night.

“It’s the worst damage I’ve seen in 17 years,” Nolan told CNN, describing seeing mobile homes lifted from their axles and frames and in some cases carried a quarter of a mile away.

First responders were still searching for people in the early morning hours Wednesday, Nolan said, adding several people were injured while traveling in cars.

The forecast predicts that the storm system will cause ice, rain, and snow in the upper Midwest for a few days. Residents from West Virginia to Vermont were told to watch out for a possible significant mix of snow, ice and sleet, and the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch from Wednesday night through Friday afternoon, depending on the timing of the storm.

In its Thursday forecast, the NWS warned of “record-breaking cold and life-threatening wind chills over the Great Plains to overspread the eastern half of the Nation by Friday.”

Multiple communities throughout Louisiana reported destruction, with roofs ripped off, homes splintered, debris littering roadways and cars flipper over. Over 50,000 customers in Louisiana and Mississippi were left without power Wednesday evening, as ferocious winds downed power lines. It was less than 15,000 early Thursday.

Another two people were injured, and homes and businesses were damaged, in Wise County Tuesday morning, northwest of Fort Worth, county officials said. One person was hurt when wind overturned their vehicle, and the other – also in a vehicle – was hurt by flying debris, officials said.

The tornado struck the communities of Paradise and Decatur, damaging homes and businesses. Video showed homes splintered, with roofs ripped off in Decatur.

Tiyia Stringfellow told CNN that she was in her apartment when the tornado hit. She was with her boyfriend and two young children and all of them survived without injuries, she said.

The “one-in-five-year storm” worked its way through parts of Nebraska Tuesday and is expected to linger in the area through the end of the week, NWS metrologist Bill Taylor said.

Plus, dozens of tornadoes were reported across Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma since Tuesday. In Louisiana, three people were killed by the storms.

Dozens of homes and businesses were damaged by the line of thunderstorms, and several people were injured in the suburbs and counties stretching north of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Over 100 flights were canceled and more than 1000 flights were delayed as a result of the weather.

The weather center in Oklahoma says severe weather is still a threat for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

Grapevine Parks and Recreation: When tornadoes hit, ranchers and livestock in the Midwest are prone to flooding and windstorms

Trent Kelley, deputy director of Grapevine Parks and Recreation, said a possible tornado blew the roof off the service center and left some hanging from the powerlines.

All roads were closed in Colorado’s northeastern section. Animals in the ranching region could be in danger from the weather. Jim Santomaso, a northeast representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, said that gusts of wind can push animals through fences.

In Louisiana, a severe weather system has left a trail of destruction, killing at least 3 people and injuring more than 60 others as violent tornadoes hit, collapsing homes and turning debris into projectiles.

The deaths attributed to storm-related events include a 56-year-old woman who died after a tornado hit her home in the Killona area in St. Charles Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

More than 2 million people were under a tornado watch from southern Alabama to the Florida Panhandle. Several tornadoes are likely as well as hail and winds up to 65 mph.

Cities including Tallahassee, Albany, Charlotte, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, Raleigh and Norfolk could see winds and tornadoes. Heavy rain could also produce flash flooding in parts of Mississippi.

CNN News: Hurricanes in Algiers, New Orleans, Caused by Large-Scale Winds, Revealed by a Family of Two Children

“All of a sudden that wind was so heavy, it broke my back door,” Andrews said. The lights went off and we could not hear anything else.

She said that while she and her daughter were in a hallway, the glass shattered around them and water poured through the roof. They ended up taking shelter in their bathroom.

We got in the tub and hugged each other. We just kept praying and I just kept calling on Jesus,” Andrews said. The family was not the only ones to have damage to their home.

In the Algiers area of New Orleans, four residents were taken to area hospitals as the storm battered the area on the west bank of the Mississippi River, Collin Arnold, director of the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness told CNN. At least one house collapsed in the area and other residences and businesses have been impacted, Arnold added.

Crews in Arabi will be conducting search and rescue efforts throughout the night, St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann said. Ten people have been rescued due to severe weather, but no serious injuries or deaths have been reported, Pohlmann added.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/weather/nationwide-massive-storm-tornadoes-thursday/index.html

Tornadoes, Power Outages, and Destructions after a Winter Storm in New York and the Mid-Atlantic

Cindy DeLucca Hernandez thought she could beat the storm while driving home after picking up her 16-year-old son from school. But on the journey, she found herself facing a tornado.

She said they got hit by debris and that she put her car in reverse. Hernandez and her son made it home safe.

He said in a video that there were power lines down, homes damaged, and rooftops ripped off. There is a lot of damage and destruction on the west bank.

Iberia Medical Center “sustained a significant amount of damage,” police Capt. Leland Laseter said on Facebook. CNN has sought comment from the medical center.

There were reports of people being trapped in the Southport Subdivision in New Iberia after two tornadoes hit the city.

The monstrous storm that walloped much of the US this week has now brought nor’easter conditions as it moves across New York and New England ahead of the weekend.

After a flurry of tornadoes in the South left many with power outages and damaged homes, officials across Northeastern states are warning of a potential snowstorm that could bring up to a foot of snow.

In response to the massive storm system, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned residents of the hazardous road conditions the storm is threatening to bring as millions across in the Northeast are under winter weather alerts Friday.

Hochul asked everyone in the affected regions to avoid unnecessary travel tonight and tomorrow. “Work from home if possible, stay off the roads, and make sure you and your loved ones remain vigilant.”

In Pennsylvania, the state transportation officials urged drivers to avoid unnecessary travel due to the low visibility from wind and snow.

Snow totals between 6 and 12 inches are forecast from central Pennsylvania north into interior Upstate New York, with up to 2 feet at areas with higher elevations, through Saturday.

Three people were killed in Louisiana when a tornado flattened homes and other structures. tens of thousands of people were in the dark when fierce winds tore down power lines in the week before Christmas, because of the weather in the Upper Midwest.

And in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, the storm brought a quarter inch of ice was reported Thursday morning to the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia and Maryland, and about a tenth of an inch had built up in parts of Virginia.

Powerful winds whirled by blizzard conditions knocked down power lines in the Upper Midwest as temperatures in some areas plummeted to near or below freezing, leaving thousands without proper heating.

“This is really a very serious weather alert here,” said President Biden, speaking to reporters Thursday morning in front of a national map of wind chill forecasts. “This is not like a snow day when you were a kid. This is serious stuff.

The cold front moved very fast and caused temperatures in the Rockies to fall at a record pace. On Wednesday night in Cheyenne, Wyo., the temperature dropped more than 30 degrees in just nine minutes.

Weather Forecasts for Denver and Midway, Kansas City, and other cities, and their impact on the Denver and Chicago airports during the 2021 winter storm

Governors in at least 13 states, including Georgia and North Carolina in the South, have implemented emergency measures to respond to the storm. Declarations of a state of emergency in several states have included the activation of National Guard units.

In Texas, where a 2021 winter storm overwhelmed the state’s power grid and ultimately killed more than 200 people, officials said they expected the grid would hold up as forecasts called for cold weather but little precipitation.

The grid is ready and reliable, according to the chairman of the state’s Public Utility Commission. “We expect to have sufficient generation to meet demand throughout this entire winter weather event.”

No airport canceled more than Denver International Airport, where the recorded temperature of minus 24 degrees was the coldest recorded since 1990. At DIA, well over 500 flights — more than a quarter of all flights in or out of the airport — had so far been canceled Thursday. Nearly 480 more were delayed.

In Chicago, up to 8 inches of snow was expected to fall over the course of the day on Thursday and Friday, and temperatures were expected to fall below zero overnight.

City officials stressed that crews were working around the clock to keep flights moving at the city’s major airports, O’Hare and Midway, both of which serve as hubs for major airlines.

“These hard-working individuals will have at their disposal more than 350 pieces of snow removal equipment, more than 400,000 gallons of liquid deicer for runways and taxiways, and more than 5,000 tons of salt,” said Andrew Velasquez, the city’s deputy aviation commissioner.

Hundreds of miles away in Kansas City, there was only an inch of snow. But temperatures were expected to remain below freezing for days, putting a strain on the city’s homeless services.

Many area shelters reported they were at or near capacity despite adding beds this week. Some people sought shelter on the streetcar after crews worked all night to clear the route and platforms.

“The library is closed. So it’s only this or the bus, or you go into a parking garage, but you’ll probably get kicked out,” said Pete, who said he did not have a permanent place to live and declined to give his last name to KCUR. “There isn’t much you can do.”

Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1144970060/winter-storm-holiday-travel

High Temperature Snow in Montana and the Long Island Rail Road Closed for Two Hours in the Blizzard Decay of the Long Beach Branch

In Montana, the sun was out Thursday as the snow had moved eastward toward the Midwest. But the frigid temperatures won’t thaw until the weekend, forecasts say.

Lisa Carter is the operator of a snowmobile rental business in West Yellowstone. “We deal with cold like this all the time. We’re not doing anything extra because we’re used to it. We don’t go outside.

Hank Willemsma, a rancher near Dillon, where Thursday’s high temperature was expected to reach minus 13 degrees, said he’d be working through the cold to keep hay out for his cattle.

The report was produced by WPLN’s Bruce Konviser, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly, and David Schuster, and the Associated Press.

Hundreds of miles of road were closed as a result of flight cancellation and there were no other modes of transportation left to use. In New York, flooding along the Long Island Rail Road forced part of the Long Beach branch to temporarily shut down.

“Christmas is canceled,” said Mick Saunders, a Buffalo, New York, resident who was two hours into blizzard conditions that are expected to last through Sunday morning. “All family and friends agreed it’s safer this way.”

A Weather-Related Three-Car Collision in Kansas City, Ont., on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at 11:10 AM ET

In north-central Kansas, three people were killed in separate car crashes on Wednesday evening; one death was confirmed to be weather-related, and two were believed to be weather-related but need more investigation, according to Kansas Highway Patrol spokesperson Lt. Candice Breshears.

One person died in Kansas City when they lost control of their vehicle on an icy road. police said that a Dodge went over the retaining wall and into brush creek.

Washington DC is forecast to see its second coldest Christmas Eve, only behind 1989. It will be the warmest Christmas Eve in New York since 1906. Chicago is expecting temperatures to rebound above zero, but will still have its lowest Christmas Eve temperatures in over 30 years.

“I called it a kitchen sink storm because it is throwing everything at us but the kitchen sink,” Hochul said at a press conference Friday afternoon. “We’ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures, and everything that mother nature could wallop at us this weekend.”

The storm was living up to the warnings at the home of Brian Trzeciak. There was no visibility at Buffalo’s airport shortly after noon on Friday.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/23/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-poweroutages-friday/index.html

The First Snowstorm of the Millenium War: Forecast for Central and Eastern U.S. During the Intergalactic Microwave And Microwave Scenarios

“My mother lives about 30 minutes away and so does my sister and her family, in the other direction,” he said. We usually get together for Christmas Eve and Christmas, but we are staying indoors until all is said and done on Monday.

The storm is expected to become a bomb cyclone, which is a rapidly-strengthening storm, within the next 24 hours. As it moved into the Great Lakes on Friday morning the storm was predicted to have similar pressure as a Category 2 Hurricane.

As of 7:30 p.m., nearly 5,300 flights had been canceled on Friday.

Friday will bring record-low temperatures in a large swath of the US, from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, as well as across large sections of the east from the Southeast to the Central Appalachians.

• Dangerous wind chills: The cold and high winds will create dangerous wind chills in nearly all of the central and eastern US.

Whiteout conditions can persist even if the snow stops because high winds can pick up snow already on the ground and cause low visibility.

The ice caused the closure of runways at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where nearly half of flights going into and out of the airport were canceled, according to FlightAware. The express services for Sound Transit in the Seattle area were suspended Friday due to the icy conditions.

A winter storm warning is also in effect for northeastern Oregon, including Portland, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. PST. There could be a total of 1 to 1 1/2 inches of snow or sleet, with ice and winds gusting to 55 mph. Wind chills can be as low as zero and it is possible to have frostbite in as little as 30 minutes.

The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center said weekend “temperatures will be 25 to 35 degrees below average from east of the Rockies to the Appalachians.”

Winter Storm Travel: Power Outage Dangerous Conditions in the Nashville, New Jersey, And Ohio Turnpike, April 24 – 30 Minutes after the First Deep Inelastic Vehicle Pileup

At least six people were reportedly killed in vehicle crashes, with at least four dead in a massive pileup on the Ohio Turnpike involving about 50 vehicles.

Parts of the South didn’t see conditions like this in a quarter century. The first time in 20 years that temperatures fell below zero in Nashville was on Friday.

Meanwhile, WPLN’s Paige Pfleger reported that plunging temperatures are putting pressure on a power grid not accustomed to this cold, and that the Tennessee Valley Authority has asked local utilities to cut their electricity use. Customers in Nashville will experience intermittent power problems at certain times of the day.

The power restoration in weather like this is a significant challenge according to ScottAaronson, vice president of security and preparedness.

It can sometimes be hard to access these areas with downed power lines and trees. … If there is a wind of 35 mph or higher, crews cannot go up in bucket trucks. “And so those combination of things will limit the ability of crews to get out there and get the power back on.”

In New Jersey, heavy rains and high winds downed power lines and sent floodwaters surging as high as 9 feet along the coast. Interior locations along the Hudson River also flooded.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/24/1145419116/winter-storm-travel-power-outage-dangerous-conditions

Severe-Stornado-Threat-Southwest-Wednesday: Memphis, Jackson, Washington, and Arkansas

“So that, unfortunately, really affects anyone who’s got a connecting flight, and we’re going to see a lot of people missing connecting flights with these long delay times,” Bangs said.

After battering California with deadly floods, the multi-hazard storm has triggered at least 120 storm reports in the last two days and has now moved to the South and Southeast.

In Tennessee, Memphis and Jackson both saw record-breaking rainfall Tuesday. Memphis got 3.84 inches, smashing its previous daily record of 2.13 inches. Jackson recorded a new daily record of 1.69 inches on Tuesday.

An extremely warm and moist air mass over the East Coast and Southeast helped fuel the severe weather outbreak. On Tuesday the temperature reached 81 degrees in Baton Rouge, 77 degrees in Wilmington and 69 degrees in Washington D.C., breaking the daily high temperature records.

Multiple buildings of a school in Arkansas sustained damage when trees and power lines fell, and there were several homes in the area according to the Garland County Sheriff’s Office.

The school is currently in session, however all of the students have been accounted for and no injuries have been reported.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/weather/severe-storm-tornado-threat-south-wednesday/index.html

Ms. Sylvia Hester, a resident of Jackson Parish, Louisiana, told the station: “It’s great to see you alive”

The most important thing is my husband and myself are alive. Sylvia Hester told the station that their lives cannot be replaced, but they are grateful that they are still here.

In Jackson Parish, Louisiana, residents were told to stay off the roads Monday as the severe weather toppled trees and powerlines, and covered roadways with water.

“A plethora of hazards are forecast, with heavy rain and strong winds expected to be the most widespread impact. Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are anticipated, with locally higher amounts throughout the coastal ranges and over northern California,” the National Weather Service says.

While those expected rainfall amounts wouldn’t normally have major impacts, the state recently received a lot of rain that left soils saturated and susceptible to flooding and landslides, the Weather Service said.