Tornadoes leave trail of destruction
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High-risk storms bring tornado threat to Midwest Mon.
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The current storm alert is being driven by a powerful line of thunderstorms developing over the central United States and moving east. Meteorologists say the system is being fueled by warm, moisture-rich air flowing in from the Gulf.
The past several days have brought severe weather in various parts of the United States. On Monday, areas of the Midwest and South are in the line of fire for thunderstorms and more. The latest forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for "severe" thunderstorms and possibly
The first tornado warning was issued at around 8:30 a.m. Monday morning, hours before the worst of the storms were forecast to hit the region. Multiple tornado warnings were issued throughout the
The most extensive damage was in the rural town of Enid in Garfield County on Thursday night, where some homes were reduced to rubble.
WCCO's crew found multiple houses whose side walls had been torn down; multiple vehicles had been flipped or launched like toys; garages and sheds were leveled.
A Tornado Warning has been issued for Kay County until 7:15 p.m. The National Weather Center has issued a Tornado Watch for the following counties: Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma, Payne, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble. Alfalfa, Blaine, Major, Caddo, Comanche.
Rapidly changing weather produced multiple tornadoes Friday afternoon in southeast Minnesota, according to eyewitness video and reports submitted to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC).