Storms kill 6 in South, Midwest
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Forecasters attributed the violent weather to daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation’s midsection from the Gulf.
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The potent storm system will bring “significant, life-threatening flash flooding” each day through Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
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Tornadoes are expected to touch down in parts of the U.S. South on Friday, from northeastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma into western and central Arkansas.
The night befor the Midwest is expected to be hit by a storm, NWS ended its foreign-language translation services contract, according to Bloomberg.
The tornado was confirmed by the NWS in Highland County just after 1 a.m. A strong debris signature was seen just northeast of Fayetteville around 1:20 a.m. A few minutes later, the NWS issued a Confirmed Tornado Warning for Highland, Clinton and Brown counties.
The National Weather Service issued 10 tornado warnings in Southeast Missouri on April 2, with one EF-2 tornado confirmed. The storm caused structural damage but no injuries were reported.
At 3:47 a.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in effect until 4:15 a.m. for Greene and Washington counties.
A powerful storm system will bring several life-threatening weather hazards to Tennessee starting Wednesday night, including the threat of flash flooding and tornados, warns the National Weather Service.
LOGAN/MINGO COUINTIES, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A Tornado Warning was issued late Thursday afternoon by the National Weather Service for parts of Logan and Mingo Counties. The warning includes the Chattaroy, Switzer and Red Jacket areas until 4:30 p.m.
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A powerful storm system will bring several life-threatening weather hazards to Tennessee starting Wednesday night, including the threat of flash flooding and tornados, warns the National Weather Service.
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Up to 59 million from Texas to Michigan are under severe storm risk as heavy rains, flash flooding and strong tornadoes are forecast to hit the lower Ohio Valley and the mid-South.
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a Tornado Warning for Southern Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia.