Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and dust storms in TexasViolent tornadoes ripped through parts of the US, wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday.In western Kansas, a dust storm was reported to have killed eight people as high winds produced blowing dust over the interstate, causing collisions of more than 55 vehicles on the I-70. Continue reading...
A massive storm system in the US South killed at least 35 people across several states. Fatalities resulted from tornadoes in Missouri (at least 12 deaths), a dust storm in Kansas (8 deaths from a 71-vehicle collision), car crashes during a dust storm in Texas (3 deaths), storm-related incidents in Arkansas (3 deaths), and storms in Alabama (2 deaths). One death occurred in Oklahoma due to a vehicle accident caused by smoke from wildfires, which burned approximately 170,000 acres. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms were forecast for multiple states.
