An outbreak of severe weather unfolded across the south-central United States on Tuesday and continued to impact parts of Oklahoma and Texas into Wednesday morning. The powerful thunderstorms left behind damage across North Texas and caused power outages to more than 200,000 in the state. Thousands were also without power in Oklahoma early Wednesday. There…
Severe storms bring hail across Louisiana, church destroyed during apparent tornado
Storms demolished mobile homes in Arkansas and a church in Louisiana as a menacing weather system threatened several states across the South and Midwest, authorities said. A tornado destroyed four mobile homes and damaged others near Cato, Arkansas, about 15 miles north of Little Rock late Friday night, the National Weather Service confirmed on Saturday.…
EF1 Tornado rips through Lincoln and Copiah counties
Preliminary data from the National Weather Service in Jackson indicates an EF1 tornado went through Lincoln and Copiah counties Monday afternoon. NWS storm survey teams were in the area to look at damage Tuesday. The tornado had peak winds of 105 mph. Its path length was 6.8 miles and its width was a maximum of…
Severe storms cause extensive damage in central KS
The severe weather that impacted much of central Kansas Thursday afternoon brought tornadoes, hail and strong winds, causing damage in rural Saline and Cowley Counties. Some of the heaviest damage was near the unincorporated southeast Saline County community of Kipp where a home was destroyed. Eyewitness News reporter Akeam Ashford spoke with that home’s owner,…
Storms down trees
As the Coulee Region cleaned up after a storm system that spawned tornadoes and 70-mph winds Tuesday night, leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity, the National Weather Service warned of more of the same. While the entire Coulee Region faces the threat of damaging winds and large hail late this afternoon and throughout…
Severe afternoon storm could cause large hail in Denver and possible tornadoes on plains
There is a chance for tornadoes on the Eastern Plains, said Eric Thaler, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder. “The heavy duty stuff is a possibility, mostly on the plains, northeast between Greeley and Limon,” Thaler said. “Possibly a tornado.” Overnight, a severe storm struck Washington County in northeast Colorado, dropping half-dollar-sized hail…
Tornado Threat Weakens, but More Thunderstorms, Large Hail Pummel Midwest
Parts of the Midwest and the South were being lashed Wednesday by another spring storm system after tornadoes were blamed for killing at least two people in the Plains states earlier in the week. Grapefruit-size hail — defined by the National Weather Service as 4 or more inches in diameter — was spotted in metropolitan…
Three tornadoes touch down in Nebraska, one in Iowa
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Preliminary reports indicate that three tornadoes touched down in eastern Nebraska and one in central Iowa on Monday. The National Weather Service says there were two tornadoes in Lancaster County. Law enforcement reported one briefly touched down on the southeast edge of Lincoln. A barn was blown to the ground near…