Massive storm system sweeps across US south and unleashes multiple tornadoes

Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and three dead in dust storms in TexasThe threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi valley and deep south on Saturday, a day after a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped up deadly dust storms and fanned more than 100 wildfires.Multiple tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday, just some of the extreme weather that was forecast to affect an area that is home to more than 100 million people. Winds gusting up to 80mph (130km/h) were predicted from the Canadian border to Texas, threatening blizzard conditions in colder northern areas and wildfire risk in warmer, drier areas to the south. Continue reading...

Massive storm system sweeps across US south and unleashes multiple tornadoes

Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and three dead in dust storms in Texas

The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi valley and deep south on Saturday, a day after a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped up deadly dust storms and fanned more than 100 wildfires.

Multiple tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday, just some of the extreme weather that was forecast to affect an area that is home to more than 100 million people. Winds gusting up to 80mph (130km/h) were predicted from the Canadian border to Texas, threatening blizzard conditions in colder northern areas and wildfire risk in warmer, drier areas to the south. Continue reading...