Storms and tornadoes continue to ravage central US
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Tornado warning in effect for parts of North Texas
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Tornadoes, Midwestern United States
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The National Weather Service has confirmed two more tornadoes from the powerful line of storms that swept across Michigan late last week, bringing the total number of twisters to 11. The two latest confirmed tornadoes happened in Ottawa and Barry counties,
The National Weather Service issued the forecast Monday after four days of tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rain killed more than two dozen people.
Meteorologists with the NWS Paducah office have also confirmed several tornadoes in its region the afternoon and evening of May 16. Three tornadoes impacted western Kentucky, including an EF-3 tornado in Morganfield with winds of 155 mph, an EF-2 tornado in Allegre and an EF-2 tornado in Casky.
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Residents in Bennett and Elbert County were left cleaning up damage Monday after a swath of tornadoes blew through the area on Sunday afternoon. The storms damaged or destroyed 36 structures, and
At least 28 people have been killed in storms that have pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions since Friday. Kentucky and Missouri have been hit particularly hard.
NWS also reported that the Friday evening storms spawned an EF-0 tornado close to 8 p.m. in Putnam County. Its winds peaked at 85 mph, according to preliminary reports, with a max width of 20 yards and track length of 0.4 miles. No injuries or deaths were reported.
LONDON, Ky. — As a powerful tornado moved toward Laurel County late Friday, Zach Wilson drove through the storms to get to his parents.
Much of the state, including Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Ardmore, and Ada, is expected to experience a moderate risk of tornadoes, which is the second-highest severity. Storms could produce softball-sized hail and wind speeds could top 80 mph,