The threat of tornados Moved to the east to the Mississippi -Valley and the south on Saturday, only a day after a massive storm winds damaged buildings, start dust storms that caused fatal accidents and caused more than 100 forest fires in different central states.
Several tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday. Winds of up to 80 km / h were predicted from the Canadian border to Texas, causing snowstorms in colder northern areas and forest fires in warmer and drier areas in the south.
Three people were killed on Friday at car accidents during a dust storm in Amarillo County, Texas, according to the Ministry of Public Safety SGT. Cindy Barkley. One car pile was an estimated 38 cars.
“It is the worst thing I’ve ever seen,” said Barkley. “We could not see that they were all together until the dust settled.”
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Crews are working on removing a large pine tree from Glencannon Drive after heavy weather in Pico Rivera, California, on Thursday 13 March 2025. (AP)
Civil servants ordered evacuations in parts of Oklahoma in the midst of more than 130 fires reported throughout the state. Civil servants said the wind was so strong that different tractor trailers were overthrown.
The serious storm threat is expected to continue at the weekend with a great chance of tornados and harmful winds on Saturday in Mississippi and Alabama. Heavy rain can lead to floods in some parts of the east coast on Sunday.
The National Weather Service said that at least five tornados were reported in Missouri on Friday, including one in the Saint Louis area. Civil servants in St. Louis County declared a state of emergency.
Different buildings were damaged in the stormIncluding a comic wall in Rolla, Missouri, because a tornado was reported in the area on Friday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center said that fast -moving storms can lead to twisters and as large as baseball hail, although the greatest threat would be straight winds in the vicinity of or exceeding hurricane power, with possible wind flies of 100 mph.
Tornados were expected on Saturday in parts of the Central Gulf Coast and the deep south to the Tennessee Valley, said the National Weather Service.
The Storm Prediction Center said that parts of Mississippi, including Jackson and Hattiesburg, and parts of Alabama, including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, would run a high risk. Severe storms and tornadoes were also possible in the east of Louisiana, West -Georgia, Central Tennessee and the Panhandle in West -Florida.
Mark Nelson, from Wisconsin, waits with his tractor trailer after it was destroyed during high wind and a possible tornado on Interstate 44 west in Villa Ridge, Missouri, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP)
Forest fires in the southern plains threatened to spread quickly in the face of warm, dry weather and strong wind.
Evacuations were ordered on Friday for some areas in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and New Mexico.
A fire in Roberts County, Texas, quickly grew from less than a square mile to an estimated 32.8 square miles, said the Texas A&M University Forest Service on X. crews managed to stop the fire to go ahead against Friday evening.
About 60 miles to the south, another fire grew to about 3.9 square miles before crews stopped his afternoon.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management activated its Emergency Operations Center in response to various fast -moving fires that have led to evacuations in the western city of Leedey.
The National Weather Service said that extremely dangerous fires northeast of Oklahoma City were seen near Stillwater. Civil servants gave compulsory evacuation -those who include houses, hotels and a Walmart.
A natural fire burns at night on Friday, March 14, 2025, south of Langston, Oklahoma. (AP)
Civil servants insisted on people in some areas of Camden County in Central Missouri to evacuate due to forest fires. The State Highway Patrol warned that the fires were approaching houses and companies.
About 120 miles of the Interstate 70 in the west of Kansas was temporarily closed over windy dust and limited visibility.
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High Wind also spread electricity for more than 216,000 houses and companies in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.
The National Weather Service gave Blizzard -warnings for parts of West -Minnesota and Oost -South Dakota from Saturday. Snow deposits of three to six centimeters were expected and a foot is possible.
Winds that bump up to 60 km / h was predicted that they will cause whiteout conditions.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
