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Thunderstorms Cause Wind Damage in Oklahoma, Louisiana
Strong storms that may have included tornadoes caused scattered damage and power outages in parts of Oklahoma early Monday. No injuries were reported.
The National Weather Service posted severe thunderstorm watches and warnings for parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. A tornado watch also was issued for much of Oklahoma, including the Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas, and flash flood watches were issued because of heavy rain.
The weather service said it hadn't confirmed yet whether the early morning Oklahoma damage was caused by tornadoes or by high wind. There were scattered reports of roof damage and several roads in northwest Oklahoma County were closed because of high water.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric says several thousand customers were blacked out and dozens of utility poles were toppled by high wind. A storm in northwest Louisiana on Sunday afternoon damaged a mobile home park at the town of Provencal. Authorities said two people were injured.
Also on Sunday, one man drowned in southeastern Texas when an overflowing creek swept a car off a highway near San Augustine, officials said. The weather service had 10 to 14 inches of rain fell on the area over a two-day period.
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Strong storms that may have included tornadoes caused scattered damage and power outages in parts of Oklahoma early Monday. No injuries were reported.
The National Weather Service posted severe thunderstorm watches and warnings for parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. A tornado watch also was issued for much of Oklahoma, including the Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas, and flash flood watches were issued because of heavy rain.
The weather service said it hadn't confirmed yet whether the early morning Oklahoma damage was caused by tornadoes or by high wind. There were scattered reports of roof damage and several roads in northwest Oklahoma County were closed because of high water.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric says several thousand customers were blacked out and dozens of utility poles were toppled by high wind. A storm in northwest Louisiana on Sunday afternoon damaged a mobile home park at the town of Provencal. Authorities said two people were injured.
Also on Sunday, one man drowned in southeastern Texas when an overflowing creek swept a car off a highway near San Augustine, officials said. The weather service had 10 to 14 inches of rain fell on the area over a two-day period.
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Thunderstorms Cause Flooding, Wind Damage, Power Failures in Central U.S.
A strong storm system rolled across the nation's midsection on Monday with tornadoes and high winds that smashed several buildings, while snow was blamed for a massive traffic pileup that killed one person. In southwest Missouri, three people were treated for minor injuries after a possible tornado flattened an antique store and gutted a gas station in Buffalo.
Terry Lane, emergency management director for Missouri's Dallas County, said the damage may have been caused by a sudden "downburst" from the thunderstorm. There was no warning. We had nothing on radar to indicate a funnel cloud, Lane said.
Strong winds collapsed a convenience store; many buildings were damaged with roofs ripped up and windows blown out, and trees and power lines were toppled along a narrow path through Neosho, about 90 miles southwest of Buffalo. Emergency officials said a tornado touched down briefly in rural Lawrence County. It damaged a large barn and some utility poles south of Miller.
In Oklahoma, residents in northern Oklahoma County were cleaning up from a twister that touched down before dawn and tore a roof off a house and damaged other buildings. No injuries were reported. National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Smith said an investigation showed the damage was caused by a short-lived tornado.
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A strong storm system rolled across the nation's midsection on Monday with tornadoes and high winds that smashed several buildings, while snow was blamed for a massive traffic pileup that killed one person. In southwest Missouri, three people were treated for minor injuries after a possible tornado flattened an antique store and gutted a gas station in Buffalo.
Terry Lane, emergency management director for Missouri's Dallas County, said the damage may have been caused by a sudden "downburst" from the thunderstorm. There was no warning. We had nothing on radar to indicate a funnel cloud, Lane said.
Strong winds collapsed a convenience store; many buildings were damaged with roofs ripped up and windows blown out, and trees and power lines were toppled along a narrow path through Neosho, about 90 miles southwest of Buffalo. Emergency officials said a tornado touched down briefly in rural Lawrence County. It damaged a large barn and some utility poles south of Miller.
In Oklahoma, residents in northern Oklahoma County were cleaning up from a twister that touched down before dawn and tore a roof off a house and damaged other buildings. No injuries were reported. National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Smith said an investigation showed the damage was caused by a short-lived tornado.
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Noodweer treft midwesten VS
Noodweer heeft afgelopen maandag huisgehouden in de staten in het midwesten van de VS. Tornado's, harde wind en veel neerslag, zorgen voor veel schade en overlast.
Het midwesten van de VS is afgelopen maandag getroffen door een zware storm. Hoge windsnelheden en tornado's vernielden vele gebouwen en sneeuw zorgde voor veel overlast in het verkeer. Hierbij kwam een persoon om het leven. Het slechte weer is gekoppeld aan een depressie die vanaf de Rocky Mountains naar het oosten trekt.
Het noodweer zorgde voor veel overlast en schade. In Missouri raakten drie personen zwaar gewond toen een tornado een tankstation verwoeste. Experts zeggen dat de schade vooral veroorzaakt is door de heftige `downburst` uit de onweerswolk. De tornado kwam volledig onverwacht.
In Colorado is ten minste een persoon om het leven gekomen en zijn er enkele zwaar gewond geraakt, toen ongeveer 75 auto´s betrokken raakten bij een ongeluk door hevige sneeuwval. Ook de staten Minnesota en Wisconsin kregen veel sneeuw te verduren. Lokaal viel bijna 25 cm. Ook de luchtvaart ondervond veel overlast door het slechte weer. Honderden vluchten raakten vertraagd, of moesten worden geannuleerd. Ook werd er in enkele staten een alarm gegeven voor mogelijke overstromingen.
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Noodweer heeft afgelopen maandag huisgehouden in de staten in het midwesten van de VS. Tornado's, harde wind en veel neerslag, zorgen voor veel schade en overlast.
Het midwesten van de VS is afgelopen maandag getroffen door een zware storm. Hoge windsnelheden en tornado's vernielden vele gebouwen en sneeuw zorgde voor veel overlast in het verkeer. Hierbij kwam een persoon om het leven. Het slechte weer is gekoppeld aan een depressie die vanaf de Rocky Mountains naar het oosten trekt.
Het noodweer zorgde voor veel overlast en schade. In Missouri raakten drie personen zwaar gewond toen een tornado een tankstation verwoeste. Experts zeggen dat de schade vooral veroorzaakt is door de heftige `downburst` uit de onweerswolk. De tornado kwam volledig onverwacht.
In Colorado is ten minste een persoon om het leven gekomen en zijn er enkele zwaar gewond geraakt, toen ongeveer 75 auto´s betrokken raakten bij een ongeluk door hevige sneeuwval. Ook de staten Minnesota en Wisconsin kregen veel sneeuw te verduren. Lokaal viel bijna 25 cm. Ook de luchtvaart ondervond veel overlast door het slechte weer. Honderden vluchten raakten vertraagd, of moesten worden geannuleerd. Ook werd er in enkele staten een alarm gegeven voor mogelijke overstromingen.
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Storm death toll rises, more rain coming
Rescuers in Tennessee search for missing tow truck driver
Rescue divers searched for a tow truck driver apparently swept into a flooded ditch who could be the fourth person to drown in flooding here and in Oklahoma. The rain-soaked region was expecting more precipitation Wednesday night, some of it heavy. The National Weather Service in Memphis issued flash flood warnings for parts of Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee.
The body of 19-year-old Charles Gaddy was pulled Tuesday evening from McKellar Lake, a recreational lake in Memphis that links to the Mississippi River. Witnesses said he fell over the rail of a crosswalk Monday and into a concrete drainage ditch behind the apartments where he lived.
The storms that pummeled the central U.S. this week included a likely tornado that ripped through this neighborhood in Edmond, Okla., damaging a dozen homes.
On Monday afternoon, 7-year-old Jacob Wade and three other boys were playing near a rain-swollen creek when Wade slipped into the water and drowned, Shelby County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Shular said. Shular said the tow truck driver apparently lost his footing and was swept into the ditch while trying to tow a stalled car early Tuesday morning.
In Peggs, Okla., searchers on Tuesday found the body of 2-year-old Mackinsey Beck, who was swept away by rushing water when her mother slipped while carrying her across a flooded creek, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. She had the baby on her shoulders and slipped and fell, she and the baby both fell in the rushing water, said Trooper Betsy Randolph.
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Rescuers in Tennessee search for missing tow truck driver
Rescue divers searched for a tow truck driver apparently swept into a flooded ditch who could be the fourth person to drown in flooding here and in Oklahoma. The rain-soaked region was expecting more precipitation Wednesday night, some of it heavy. The National Weather Service in Memphis issued flash flood warnings for parts of Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee.
The body of 19-year-old Charles Gaddy was pulled Tuesday evening from McKellar Lake, a recreational lake in Memphis that links to the Mississippi River. Witnesses said he fell over the rail of a crosswalk Monday and into a concrete drainage ditch behind the apartments where he lived.
The storms that pummeled the central U.S. this week included a likely tornado that ripped through this neighborhood in Edmond, Okla., damaging a dozen homes.
On Monday afternoon, 7-year-old Jacob Wade and three other boys were playing near a rain-swollen creek when Wade slipped into the water and drowned, Shelby County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Shular said. Shular said the tow truck driver apparently lost his footing and was swept into the ditch while trying to tow a stalled car early Tuesday morning.
In Peggs, Okla., searchers on Tuesday found the body of 2-year-old Mackinsey Beck, who was swept away by rushing water when her mother slipped while carrying her across a flooded creek, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. She had the baby on her shoulders and slipped and fell, she and the baby both fell in the rushing water, said Trooper Betsy Randolph.
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Corps Opens Dam Spillway to Relieve Flood Water in Arkansas
Engineers cracked open spillways Saturday at Bull Shoals Lake, allowing excess water brimming near the rim of the dam to rush down the White River to communities already flooded by weeks of rain. Meanwhile, two people drowned Friday in Yell County when their pickup truck left water-covered Arkansas 28 and sank over the top of its cab in floodwaters next to the highway, the sheriff's office said.
Both forecasters and officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the new water wouldn't push river levels much higher than already seen through Arkansas' Delta region. However, any new rains washing into the reservoirs making up White River basin would put even more pressure on lakes that likely won't drop for months.
They are essentially mimicking normal operations, said Steve Bays, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in North Little Rock. We factored that into our forecast (Saturday) morning for Calico Rock and we still see a falling river. The White River crested at Calico Rock just downstream from Bull Shoals Lake at 40.23 feet Friday. By Saturday afternoon, river monitors showed a more than 20-foot drop. Forecasters said a 34-foot crest should hit Augusta and Newport down river Sunday. The levels will only be just slightly above what hit the communities during March flooding, Bays said.
The weather service predicted a 34.2-foot crest to hit Des Arc by Thursday, while flood levels should remain about 32 feet near Clarendon.
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Engineers cracked open spillways Saturday at Bull Shoals Lake, allowing excess water brimming near the rim of the dam to rush down the White River to communities already flooded by weeks of rain. Meanwhile, two people drowned Friday in Yell County when their pickup truck left water-covered Arkansas 28 and sank over the top of its cab in floodwaters next to the highway, the sheriff's office said.
Both forecasters and officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the new water wouldn't push river levels much higher than already seen through Arkansas' Delta region. However, any new rains washing into the reservoirs making up White River basin would put even more pressure on lakes that likely won't drop for months.
They are essentially mimicking normal operations, said Steve Bays, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in North Little Rock. We factored that into our forecast (Saturday) morning for Calico Rock and we still see a falling river. The White River crested at Calico Rock just downstream from Bull Shoals Lake at 40.23 feet Friday. By Saturday afternoon, river monitors showed a more than 20-foot drop. Forecasters said a 34-foot crest should hit Augusta and Newport down river Sunday. The levels will only be just slightly above what hit the communities during March flooding, Bays said.
The weather service predicted a 34.2-foot crest to hit Des Arc by Thursday, while flood levels should remain about 32 feet near Clarendon.
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