Tornadoes and hurricane force winds slam into Texas leaving 206,000 without power
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Texas has been ravaged by terrifying tornadoes while California is buried under a rare dose of heavy snow.
Eight million people in the South are under a moderate to severe storm threat while Texas and Louisiana are devastated by giant tornadoes.
A monster tornado swept through a residential neighborhood in Northlake and Winnsboro, Texas, leaving residents in shock as the massive tornado passed.
Tornado warnings were also issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, trapping travelers at Dallas Love Field Airport in a storm bunker, including professional tennis player Toby Kodat, who was returning from a tournament in Waco, Texas.
“Not sure which is worse…I’m flying home early from the tournament or I’m in the tornado shelter at Dallas Love Field airport,” he wrote on Twitter.
Dallas Love Field canceled about 400 flights on Thursday and has already started canceling flights as early as early Friday. A temporary ground stop was issued at the airport during storms.
A monster tornado tore through a residential neighborhood in Northlake (pictured) and Winnsboro, Texas, leaving residents reeling as the large tornado moved forward.
Eight million people in the South are under a moderate to severe storm threat, as Texas and Louisiana are devastated by giant tornadoes.
Another tornado was seen in Shreveport, Texas (pictured)
A tree fell in McKinney, Texas after the storm hit
Parts of Texas and Louisiana experienced hurricane force winds, leaving more than 206,000 Texans without power, according to poweroutrage.com.
All schools in the Weatherford School District, near Fort Worth, will be closed Friday due to power outages, debris and damage to school grounds, according to CBS 11 Producer. Giles Hudson.
Roads in Greenville, Texas have been blocked by brick from several storm-damaged brick buildings.
In Louisiana, a tornado touched down near Louisiana State University.
The storm is forecast to move across the Ohio Valley on Friday and to the northwest by night. The New York Times informed.
Two cars were seen stacked on top of each other in Oklahoma after a tornado struck
Snow was also seen in Sherman, Texas, as the
Tornado warnings were also issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, trapping travelers at Dallas Love Field Airport in a storm bunker, including tennis pro Toby Kodat (pictured), returning from a tournament in Waco , Texas.
Heavy snow and strong winds are expected to hit the southwestern states and bring gusts to 45 mph and up to eight inches of snow, before moving north over the Rocky Mountains and into the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest during all Friday.
Historic snowstorms that hit California this week continue, leaving people buried under up to six feet of snow and prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help with recovery.
And as the west freezes over, an unusually warm patch of air is expected to settle over the southern Plains and move east, bringing with it a series of severe storms that could herald baseball-sized hail and conditions conducive to dangerous tornadoes.
In the Northeast, snow in New York is expected to turn to an icy winter mix, and parts of New England could be buried under up to 12 inches of snow.
The Golden State turned white this week after rarely seen blizzards buried parts of the state under several feet of snow, with flakes even falling on Disneyland and blanketing the hills behind the Hollywood sign.
Radar shows the large storm mass moving across the southern United States.
Governor Newsom deployed the National Guard Wednesday to help residents, especially in San Bernardino County, where some have been stuck in their homes for days.
The National Weather Service issued wind, frost and winter storm warnings across the sunny state through Thursday as temperatures reached sub-freezing as low as 26 degrees Fahrenheit in certain areas.
The National Guard is working with local law enforcement to open shelters for residents and help deliver food and water to those trapped, according to the governor’s office.
Strong winds in Texas carried away a porta-potty for a road trip
Mountain ranges in southern California were hit with several feet of snow and residents asked the governor for help clearing roads as food and water supplies were running low.
There are collapsing roofs everywhere, people need help and rescue. All stores are running out of food and water. Gas stations are barely running out of gas,” Lake Arrowhead resident Miyah Nelson told KTLA.
‘We need our roads to be clear so people can get out of their houses. They are all trapped.
The counties named in the emergency declaration include Amador, Kern, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sierra, Sonoma and Tulare.
Some areas not included in the declaration, including residents in Olympic Valley, east of Sacramento, were not ordered to evacuate.
An avalanche struck an apartment building in the area around 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Sierra Sun, and numerous images from around the state showed snow-covered people with white walls climbing over doors and into second-floor windows. floor.
Snow is seen in the mountains of southern California (pictured)
The Golden State turned white this week after rarely seen blizzards buried parts of the state under several feet of snow.
Governor Newsom deployed the National Guard Wednesday to help residents, especially in San Bernardino County, where some have been stuck in their homes for days.
Snow covered a cactus and other vegetation in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday.
A boy played in the snow in Mount Baldy, California, on Wednesday after Southern California was hit with heavy snow.
The Hollywood sign looked like something out of a movie with the snow capped mountains behind it.
A man removes a foot of snow from his car in Crestline, California, on Wednesday morning.
A house in California’s front door is full of snow