The McCurtain County, Oklahoma, tornado system that precipitated late-March tornadoes has seen more than five months in the southern hemisphere

An early winter blast met record autumn warmth Friday, leading to a robust, severe storm system in the South and creating the biggest tornado threat the US has seen in more than five months.

In McCurtain County, Oklahoma, tornadoes hit hard in the southeast of the state. Cody McDaniel, the county’s emergency manager, confirmed one death although he didn’t immediately provide details.

A preliminary accounting Friday evening from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows nine tornadoes formed in Texas, four in Arkansas and one in Oklahoma.

The total number will increase in the light of day Saturday but the intensity of each one will not be known until NWS damage surveys are conducted, which could take days.

There is damage in Paris, the county seat of Lamar County, where there is a CNN report.

Lewis Collins said a woman in Oklahoma was injured by a falling tree as she tried to get to a storm shelter. It was not clear if a tornado had occurred in that area.

At least five tornadoes have been confirmed in Texas and there are reports of more throughout the country as the storm system moves east across the nation. The storms flattened homes and injured many people on Tuesday in Oklahoma and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

More than three million people in six states were under tornado watches early Wednesday. The main threats continue to include possible tornadoes, hail and gusts up to 75 mph.

In addition to intense tornadoes, scattered large to very large hail, bigger than golf ball-sized (2 inches in diameter), are also possible, according to the Storm Prediction Center.

The main threat will change from tornadoes to damaging winds on Friday and then into the night as the storms push into Arkansas and Louisiana.

The greatest flash flooding threat will be from the lower Mississippi Valley into the central Gulf Coast, Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians from Tuesday into Wednesday.

The lack of rain in this region has resulted in the Mississippi River reaching a record low and impacting the shipping and supply chain.

While tornadoes in the US can happen in any month of the year, they are most common in the spring time thanks to the clash of cold and hot air as the seasons change. The same merging of temperatures also occurs in the autumn, which is why you will often see a secondary “severe season” later in the year.

The time of day is the most significant factor in determining the death rate from tornadoes. Nocturnal tornadoes are more dangerous because many people are asleep and unaware they need to be seeking a safe location. There is still a chance for a few storms to blow up through the evening hours despite the tornado threat being higher during the daytime hours.

“One of the most important features of your severe weather safety plans is to have a reliable means to receive severe weather warnings,” the weather service in New Orleans said.

Texas Poweroutage.us Reports Flooding, Power Outage and Flooding in Lamar, Wise and El El Paso County

In Texas, authorities in Lamar County said at least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed and 10 people were treated at one hospital, including two with critical injuries. There were no deaths reported immediately.

Plus, more than 100,000 homes and businesses were without power across Arkansas, Louisiana, southeastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas as of early Saturday, according to Poweroutage.us.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado was moving at 45 mph in Wrightsville, just south of Little Rock.

A person was killed and two dozen people were injured when tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Friday.

In Wise County, homes and businesses were damaged, and two more people were injured. One person was hurt when wind overturned their vehicle, and the other – also in a vehicle – was hurt by flying debris, officials said.

Search and rescue teams and generators were sent to the Idabel area. “Storms hit in Bryan, Choctaw, and Le Flore counties, among others. Some areas have additional flash flooding.

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is urging residents to report storm damage online to help coordinate their response.

Cross-Country Storms and Weather Forecasts for the McCurtain County, Tex., Disaster Center notified Tuesday by the Texarkana Gazette

“There was total destruction on the south and east sides of Idabel,” Steven Carter, an emergency management coordinator for McCurtain County, told the Texarkana Gazette.

Judge Brandon Bell declared a disaster because he wanted federal assistance and funding for the area. Bell’s declaration said at least two dozen people were injured across the county.

One community hit hard was Powderly, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Idabel and about 120 miles (193 kilometers) northeast of Dallas. Both Idabel andPowderly are near the Texas border.

The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management said the tornado went north-northwestern through the communities ofBeaver Creek and Powderly.

Randi Johnson, chief of the Powderly Volunteer Fire Department, told The Paris News newspaper that she wasn’t aware anyone had been killed but knew of injuries.

A massive winter storm, which wreaked havoc in the US on Wednesday and caused at least one death, blew across the country and wreaked havoc on the Great Plains, leaving a child dead and his mother missing.

As it moves eastward Tuesday, the coast-to-coast storm is predicted to strengthen, and will stall across the central Plains, causing travel chaos with blowing snow and freezing rain.

A blizzard warning has been issued on Minnesota’s north shore, as some areas are expecting up to 24 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 40 mph. The winds were very strong in the south of the state.

The storm, which first hit the Western US with much-needed snow and rain, resulted in winter storm alerts stretching from the Canadian border to the Mexican border.

Weather Forecasts for Rapid City, South Dakota, and Farmerville, Minnesota, with the USDA, NDWS, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation

The National Weather Service office in Rapid City, South Dakota, said travel through the area will be nearly impossible Tuesday and Wednesday, and possibly into Thursday.

The Department of transportation said that several roads are closed in the state because of the weather.

In Minnesota, the National Weather Service issued various winter weather alerts, including a winter storm warning, an ice storm warning and a winter weather advisory. The Minnesota Department of Transportation said in a tweet Monday, “Challenging winter weather could impact travel statewide all week.”

In the city of Alaska’s capital city, an “unprecedented amount of snowfall” has led to schools being closed for four days and shut down on Monday.

These areas need the moisture and have seen great relief to drought conditions in the past week. Tennessee, for example, went from 96% of the state under drought to being at 46% this week.

The body of a young boy was found in the woods of Pecan Farm, about 10 miles from Shreveport, after a tornado destroyed his home.

At least 20 people were injured when a tornado struck Farmerville, Louisiana, according to a Farmerville Police Detective.

The worst damage I have ever seen was when mobile homes were lifted and carried a quarter of a mile away.

Multiple injuries and multiple warnings for tornadoes in the southern hemisphere during a one-in-five-year weather storm on Tuesday

Several people were injured while traveling in cars, Nolan said, adding that first responders were still looking for them.

Meanwhile, nearly 10 million people – largely in the north-central US – are under winter weather warnings or advisories, with blowing snow and power outages a key concern. Another 6 million people across the northeast will be under winter storm watches Wednesday.

The storm left a trail of destruction, including downed power lines and homes in Blue Ridge, Texas, and Wayne, Oklahoma.

There were no reported injuries in Wayne, Oklahoma, despite a confirmed tornado that knocked out power and damaged homes.

Tiyia Stringfellow told CNN she was inside the apartment when the tornado hit. She said that she was with her boyfriend and two children and that all survived without injury.

The “one-in-five-year storm” worked its way through parts of Nebraska Tuesday and is expected to linger in the area through the end of the week, NWS metrologist Bill Taylor said.

The wintry weather conditions caused a closure of both east and westbound lanes of Interstate 90 from Rapid City to the Wyoming state line on Tuesday, state transportation officials said.

Freezing rain and sleet are expected to continue across the Plains and then shift into the Upper Midwest through Wednesday, again making travel dangerous.

North Texas tornadoes, flooding, and loss of livestock in the early stages of February 22nd, 2005, the state’s largest tornado, according to the National Weather Service

Five tornadoes were confirmed across north Texas as of Tuesday afternoon based on video and eyewitness reports, but potentially a dozen may have occurred, the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas, reported.

Dozens of homes and businesses were damaged by the line of thunderstorms, and several people were injured in the suburbs and counties stretching north of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. More than one hundred flights were canceled and more than 1000 flights were delayed because of the storm.

The severe weather threat continued into Wednesday for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, according to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.

A possible tornado blew off the roof of the city’s service center, leaving some parts of it hanging from powerlines.

In Colorado, all roads were closed in the northeast quadrant of the state. Animals could be at risk from the severe weather in the ranching region. Extreme winds can push livestock through fences as they follow the gale’s direction, said Jim Santomaso, a northeast representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association.

National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa Dye in the Twin Cities said this is a “long duration event” with snow, ice and rain through Friday night. Minnesota was expecting a lull Wednesday, followed by a second round of snow.