While isolated tornadoes are considered a threat for some areas, the greater concern are the damaging winds that could form a derecho.
A team of environmental scientists warned that global warming is causing hurricanes to move slower. Although this may seem like a good thing, the scientists noted that it could actually make hurricanes more destructive.
Around six deaths and several major damages were reported as tornados ripped through Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana on Wednesday evening which lasted up until Thursday. Weather forecasts reported that the severe weather conditions are moving up to the north and east and would hit Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas later in the day.
Mississippi accounted for at least half of the deaths, with 11 reported deaths in six counties.
A snowstorm in Maine led to the loss of electric power for around 266,000 residents on Friday. The Central Main Power told customers to be prepared for the power outage to likely last for more than day.
Over 190 cases of severe weather have been reported in several parts of Central U.S. over the past 24 hrs.
Over 70 million Americans are expected to experience severe weather conditions this weekend.
A tornado watch was issued until midnight for areas in Texas including west and north of Fort Worth, and Wise and Parker counties, and Oklahoma's Carter town, Jefferson town, and Love, Stephens, Tillman, Cotton, Jackson counties.
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Parts of West and regions in the Southern plains set to be affected due to the storm.
The kids were reportedly found in a shelter outside of Nunam Iqua, Alaska, that they used to survive after being cutoff from town by the blizzard.
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Severe tornadoes and winter weather ripped across large portions of the U.S. this weekend, killing 11 and leaving thousands without power.
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The heart of the storm is expected to rest over Louisiana and Eastern Texas while the snow-band is forecast to stretch from Northern Oklahoma to Maine.
A major storm with the threat of damaging winds, flash flooding and tornadoes is expected to hit the central parts of the US late later today until Friday. The storm will affect areas from Dallas to Jackson, Mississippi.
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18 schoolchildren were evacuated safely right before a tornado hit the daycare they were in. The tornado is a part of a winter storm system that devastated several US states since Tuesday.
Air travel remains miserable and hazardous due to massive snowstorms and blizzards ripping thorugh the Northeast.
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Three storms are forecasted to make travel difficult all across the U.S. for Thanksgiving weekend.
