The threat of tornado moved to the south of us after the storm released wind and fan wildfires
The threat of the tornado moved eastward to the Mississippi Valley and deep south on Saturday, and the next day, a massive storm system released winds that damaged buildings across the country, whipping dust, causing a fatal crash and capturing more than 100 wildfires in several central states.
Several tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday, which are just some extreme weather that are expected to affect homes of more than 100 million people. From the Canadian border to Texas, gusts are expected to be forecast to a maximum of 130 km/h, threatening snowstorms in colder northern regions and wildfire risks in drier and drier southern regions.
Three people were killed in a car accident Friday in a dust storm in Amarillo County, Panhandle, Texas, according to the sergeant. Cindy Barkley of the state’s Department of Public Safety. One stack involves about 38 cars.
“This is the worst situation I’ve ever seen,” Barkley said. “We can’t say they’re together until the dust settles for settlement.”
Some Oklahoma communities have ordered evacuation as more than 130 fires have been reported across the state. The state patrol said the wind was so strong that they overturned several trailers.
“It’s so bad here,” said truck driver Charles Daniel, who towed a 14.6-meter trailer on Interstate 40 in western Oklahoma. “There is a lot of sand and dirt in the air. I won’t push it over 55 mph. If I do, I’m afraid it will blow over.”
Forecasters said the weekend tornado and catastrophic winds in Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday, and severe storm threats will continue into the weekend. Heavy rains could cause flooding to certain areas on the East Coast on Sunday.
Experts say it is not uncommon to see such extreme weather in March.
“That’s what makes it unique,” said Bill Bunting of the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
Tornado, hail
The Weather Bureau said there were at least five tornadoes in Missouri on Friday, including a tornado in the St. Louis area. Several buildings were damaged during the storm, including a strip mall in Rolla, Missouri, which was reported tornado Friday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center says that fast-moving storms may produce distorted twists and hail, but the biggest threat will come from straight winds approaching or exceeding the hurricane, with gusts of gusts that may be 160 km/h.
A tornado is expected to be expected on Saturday as part of the central Gulf Coast and to the south of the Tennessee Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
The Storm Forecast Center says parts of Mississippi, including Jackson and Hattyburg, and areas of Alabama, including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, will be at high risk. Severe storms and tornados can also occur in Panhandle in eastern Louisiana, western Georgia, central Tennessee and western Florida.
Wildfire under dry conditions
Wildfires in the southern plains may spread rapidly in warm, dry weather and strong winds and have ordered evacuations for certain communities in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and New Mexico.
The Texas A&M University Forest Service said Friday night on X. Crews that the fire in Roberts County, northeastern Amarillo, quickly blowing up less than two square kilometers to an estimated 85 square kilometers.
About 90 kilometers to the south, another fire was about 10 square kilometers before the afternoon ceased.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management activated its emergency operations center due to several fast-moving fires, which prompted rural areas west of the state and east of Norman to evacuate the town of Lady.
Andy James, head of fire management at Oklahoma Forest Services, said firefighters were introduced in certain areas, which helped authorities jump into the fire as soon as possible. Firefighting aircraft are also deployed in certain areas of Oklahoma and Texas, but are generally unable to fly due to low visibility of smoke and dust, he added.
On Friday night, the National Weather Service said the “extremely dangerous fire complex” is located northeast of Oklahoma City, near Stillwater, and urged some people in about 50,000 cities to evacuate. Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media, including homes, hotels and Walmart.
Officials urged people in certain areas of central Missouri Camden County to evacuate due to wildfires, and the state highway patrol warned via social media that they were nearby homes and businesses.
Interstate 70 in western Kansas is approximately 190 km and is temporarily closed due to dust and limited visibility.
The strong winds also phased out electricity for more than 216,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, website PowerOutage.us said.
Snowstorm warning in the northern plains
The National Weather Service began sending a blizzard warning to parts of western Minnesota and the Far Southeast Dakota from the early hours of Saturday. Snowfall is expected to be 7.6 to 15.2 cm, up to 30 cm.
The gusts of wind reach 97 km/h, which is expected to cause tide conditions.
