Passengers at Dallas-Fort Worth airport were urged to shelter in place as a tornado passed nearby. Elsewhere, at least seven people were injured, ...
[according to a Facebook post from the police in Grapevine, Texas](https://www.facebook.com/CityOfGrapevine/). For most of the region, the storm left rainwater in the streets and tree branches down. [a larger weather system](https://www.nytimes.com/article/winter-storm-snow-west-northern-plains.html) that has brought significant, widespread hazards across more than a dozen states in the central United States. Kaare Johnson of New Orleans has lived in Louisiana for more than 50 years and said that tornadoes had only recently started to affect the area. After the tornado on Wednesday, he drove home not knowing if it had been hit again. For most of metro New Orleans, the storm on Wednesday blew into the area about 4 p.m. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, though nearly 21,000 people were without power on Wednesday night, according to the tracking website [poweroutage.us](https://poweroutage.us/area/state/louisiana). Charles Parish, about 35 miles west of New Orleans, killed a woman, the parish said in a Facebook post. “Had the house suffered damage today, I think that was it for me,” said Mr. Lauren Edward Denny of Arabi, La., has spent most of the year rebuilding his house after it was destroyed by the tornado in March, he said. Most area schools and many businesses had sent people home early in the day in anticipation of bad weather. when a tornado in Killona, La., in St.
Five people were hurt Tuesday morning when an apparent tornado spun out of a line of severe thunderstorms in Grapevine damaging several homes and businesses ...
“I was actually standing in the back window in the back bedroom, and that is where it came through. Afterward, he said most of the damage was to downed limbs and some evidence of metal sheeting flying off nearby roofs. At Mustang Elite Car Wash and Lube Center, one of their buildings was hit by the tornado and sustained damage. That's where NBC 5 spotted visible damage to the roof of the Sam's Club warehouse at Texas 114 and Texas 26. with the first warning of a possible tornado going out at 9:35 a.m. A Tornado Watch was issued in the area at about 9:12 a.m.
Possible tornado spotted near Shreveport, Louisiana on December 13, 2022. (Brett Adair / FOX Weather). Images from Louisiana show a possible tornado near ...
- Image 6 of 6 Buildings could be seen damaged, and debris is seen littering the landscape. 12, 2015](https://twitter.com/gdimeweather/status/1602717445738958849). So far, the National Weather Service will investigate tornado reports in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi. A photo taken at Dallas Love Field Airport showed ominous clouds approaching the airport. - Image 5 of 6 "It made a big boom sound," she told FOX 4 Dallas. - Image 4 of 6 - Image 3 of 6 - Image 2 of 6 - Image 1 of 6 They exploded."
Severe storms including confirmed tornadoes have carved paths of destruction in Oklahoma and the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday and injured at least seven ...
All extracurricular activities and practices are also canceled for December 14, 2022,” the school district said in a message on “My main concern with the tornadoes is going to be after dark,” Myers said Tuesday. “Strong winds, blowing snow, whiteout conditions and slick spots are impacting routes statewide (and in some neighboring states!)” Caltrans District 3/Twitter Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Lafayette, Louisiana, are part of the threatened area, as is Jackson, Mississippi. Parts of Wyoming have reported snow accumulations between 1 and 2 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Snowfall through Wednesday morning generally could be 10 to 18 inches in the central and northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Visibility along Interstate 70 in that area was down to 100 feet, a Kansas Highway Patrol spokesman [ said on Twitter](https://twitter.com/TrooperTodKHP/status/1602694162817732608?cxt=HHwWgMC-pbD29L0sAAAA). And [about 10 million ](https://www.weather.gov/images/crh/dhs/wwa_population.png)people – largely in the north-central US – are under winter-weather warnings or advisories Tuesday, with blowing snow and power outages a key concern. Homes were flattened or had roofs torn off, and trees were snapped like twigs, video from [CNN affiliate KOCO ](https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-wayne-tornado/42227421)showed. A gas station was destroyed, and drivers on one road were forced to share a single lane because downed trees and other debris blocked parts of the thoroughfare, motorist Claudio Ropain David told CNN. The weather service said there was also an EF-2 tornado with 125 mph winds in Wise County, as well a tornado just west of the city of Paris. Caddo deputies continue to check the welfare of citizens from house to house.”
A Tornado Warning means that a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar, according to the National Weather Service. The threat of additional ...
- A Tornado Warning means that a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar, according to the National Weather Service. - A Tornado Watch means that conditions are favorable for a tornado, according to the National Weather Service. Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - A Tornado Watch has been issued for Vernon and Beauregard parishes until 10:00 p.m.
At least 5 tornadoes confirmed to hit North Texas from severe thunderstorms. Damage to homes and businesses in Decatur, North Richland Hills, Grapevine.
And then I just grabbed onto the bar that was in the restroom.” Video also showed damage to trees in the area. It was just the garage and the fences.” I’ve heard of tornadoes in the spring and the summer but not in December.” “And then I heard, like all the windows shattering in the kitchen. Everything went black and the windows in the house started breaking. Grapevine Middle School was evacuated, and damage was reported at the city’s service center, police said. School officials also reported roof damage and a water leak at the middle school. “While all from the same parent storm, video evidence showed the tornadoes lifting and reforming and there was a discontinuous damage track,” the NWS said in a tweet. Across the street, Susan Walls’ carport was also damaged, but thankfully there was no damage to her house, she said. At Grapevine Mills, part of the facade was torn away from the front of Burlington Coat Factory. Damage was visible at multiple locations in Grapevine from a tornado.
Families in Decatur are thankful for their lives after severe storms tore the roof off of their homes.
Edgar Lopez is a friend of the Gonzalez family. "I brought him some cages because they flew out of there. "As soon as it was done and over, I heard glass breaking down," she said. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A majority of that home's metal roofing was ripped off and scattered around. I mean, it completely caught us off-guard," Isela said. "My boss’ house roof is gone. "As soon as I got out there was glass everywhere. Then I heard my mom screaming because she had my kids in the house." "I just grabbed a hold of that bar in the restroom because it shook the house. At least two people were hurt as a result of the tornado with peak wind gusts of 125 miles per hour. Then all of that wind picked up," she recalled.
Five people were injured in the storm, but none of the injuries were life-threatening. Grapevine Police Captain Todd Dearing said people in the Sam's Club ...
"That’s the window that blew out, and we had a Christmas tree." 114 at the time. "Thank goodness no one was working at the time of the weather this morning," Johnson said. We seen the light flash, and that’s all. We heard the boom. "We started seeing debris flying everywhere," she recalled.
The tornado that stuck Blue Ridge also showed how quickly a family like theirs jumps into the act of rescuing each other.
TEXAS (KXAN) — Thunderstorms moving across north Texas Tuesday morning produced numerous tornado warnings and reports of thunderstorm wind damage.
A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as much of the central ...
But in Utah, search and rescue crews on Tuesday located the body of a skier who had gone missing at Solitude Mountain Resort a day earlier as snow continued to blanket Utah and the state's ski resorts throughout the Wasatch Range. The skier, who they did not name, was last seen on a chairlift in the afternoon and reported missing around 7 p.m. National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa Dye in the Twin Cities said this is a "long duration event" with snow, ice and rain expected to last at least through Friday night. The severe weather threat also continues into Wednesday for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, according to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Interstate 29 was also expected to close and secondary highways will likely become "impassable," the department said. Power outages affecting about 1,700 customers in the eastern part of the state were reported by utility providers Tuesday. "I can see to the first poles outside the doors, but I can't see the rest of the lot right outside. Near Decatur, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of Dallas, the Wise County Office of Emergency Management said one person was injured from flying debris while traveling in their vehicle and the other was injured when their vehicle overturned due to high winds. About 20 homes and businesses were damaged in the storm, the police said. The Nebraska State Patrol, which was called to deal with several crashes and jackknifed semitrailers overnight, urged people to stay off the roads. National Weather Service meteorologist Doug Speheger said wind speeds reached 111-135 mph (179-211 kph) and the tornado was rated EF-2. Ice and sleet were expected in the eastern Great Plains.
A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as much of the central ...
And in the south of the state, winds gusting up to 50 mph had reduced visibility. NWS meteorologist Melissa Dye in the Twin Cities said this is a "long duration event" with snow, ice and rain expected to last at least through Friday night. Interstate 29 was also expected to close and secondary highways will likely become "impassable," the department said. One person was taken to the hospital and the other was treated at the scene. The Nebraska State Patrol, which was called to deal with several crashes and jackknifed semitrailers overnight, urged people to stay off the roads. National Weather Service meteorologist Doug Speheger said wind speeds reached 111-135 mph and the tornado was rated EF-2. I was just holding onto the bar in the restroom … In the South, a line of thunderstorms that moved across North Texas and Oklahoma in the early morning hours brought tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and heavy rain, said NWS meteorologist Tom Bradshaw. "The main thing is that we've got everyone in a safe place," McNew said just after noon local time. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana reported Tuesday night that one woman was hospitalized with unknown injuries, and two people were missing after a tornado tore through the area. About 20 local homes and businesses were damaged, the police said. Ice and sleet were expected in the eastern Great Plains.
“A young boy was found deceased in a wooded area of Pecan Farms where his home was destroyed,” the Caddo Parish Sheriff's office said in a statement. The boy's ...
The boy’s mother was later found a street away from the family’s home in Keithville, Louisiana, officials said. At least five tornadoes were confirmed in north Texas. “A young boy was found deceased in a wooded area of Pecan Farms where his home was destroyed,” the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office said in a statement.
More than 30 million Americans across the nation's northern tier were under winter weather advisories or warnings while tornadoes swept the South.
As the week comes to an end, winter will ramp up in the Northeast, with accumulating snow and freezing rain likely. "A confirmed, large and extremely dangerous tornado was located near Forest, moving northeast at 35 mph," the office said in one of many warning statements. The snow threat deepens farther north into New York, with 4 to 8 inches, locally higher at elevation in the mountains. Expect long stretches of most roads, including parts of the major interstates I-80, I-90, and I-94, to remain closed in the region, he added.] "The whole house was shaking and I (saw) my roof cave in, and the house went dark." Strong, gusty northerly winds upwards of 45 to 55 mph will continue to produce blizzard conditions and have a "significant" impact on travel, he said. A least two people were reported injured in Decatur, about 70 miles northwest of Dallas, one when wind overturned a vehicle and another by flying debris. "We do have power lines that are down and live across the roads and in yards." "In the South, severe storms with all hazards, including strong tornadoes, and heavy rain with flash flooding continues." In Farmerville, Louisiana, the Union Parish Sheriff's Office told KNOE-TV that about 25 people were injured, some critically, after a tornado leveled a neighborhood. “We were in the kitchen closet. Charles Parish after a possible tornado swept through the Killona area, causing extensive damage and injuries to at least seven others, according to parish spokesperson Samantha de Castro.
About 100 miles away in the small Union Parish town of Farmerville, Louisiana, at least 20 people were injured when a tornado struck Tuesday night, Farmerville ...
[ a Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/stcharlesgov/posts/pfbid02hnuBPAQhwX8chevgPkjoR8CTJt7Z6VAb2DTJCrVE1NPL1XUNXpbQM8wcETEQXHnl) from the St. The whole house was shaking and I (saw) my roof cave in, and the house went dark,” Stringfellow said, adding none of them was injured. “We just got in the tub and we hugged each other. So cars that were in the front were thrown in the woods across the street, the septic tanks were pulled out of the ground, all of our DirecTVs were pulled up out the ground. [The department also said](https://www.facebook.com/NewIberiaPolice) several homes have been damaged with people trapped in the Southport Subdivision after a tornado has touched down. [a tweet from the Louisiana Department of Health](https://twitter.com/LADeptHealth/status/1603171773612179456). A curfew is in place for the area from 8 p.m. [reports](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/221212_rpts.html) [made](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/221213_rpts.html) since Tuesday from Oklahoma and Texas to Louisiana and Mississippi, including 17 from Tuesday to 6 a.m. CT Wednesday](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/221214_rpts.html), including in Louisiana’s New Iberia. This is in addition to the at least 22 tornado “There’s a piece of debris on the levee behind you that came from our firing range, 1.7 miles away,” he said, adding this was the second time in two weeks a tornado touched down in St. This is one of 3 tornado reports across the New Orleans metro in the last two hours.
A severe weather outbreak sent a tornado tearing through Caddo Parish, LA., killing two people, including a young boy, and creating massive search efforts ...
A man and a woman were also transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. [LARGE SNOWSTORM SPAWNS NATIONWIDE BLIZZARDS, TORNADOES IN SOUTH](https://www.foxnews.com/us/large-snowstorm-spawns-nationwide-blizzards-tornadoes-south) Deputies, K-9 teams, firefighters and volunteers had been still searching through debris for the mom. First responders will continue to search the area for unknown victims," according to the sheriff's office. – one street over from where her home was destroyed in the Pecan Farms area of Keithville. She was located under debris caused by a tornado.
A twister in Louisiana killed a mother and her young son. Another caused the most damage one detective said he's seen in 17 years on the job.
And in the south of the state, winds gusting up to 50 mph were reducing visibility. 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. A tornado in the Pecan farms area of Keithville, in Caddo Parish in northwest Louisiana, south of Shreveport, killed a mother and her young son, according to the sheriff's office. A tornado damaged the Oklahoma town of Wayne Tuesday. More than 1,000 flights into and out of area airports were delayed, and over 100 were canceled, according to the tracking service FlightAware. Forecasters expect the storm system to hobble the upper Midwest with ice, rain and snow for days, and move into the Northeast and central Appalachians.
The National Weather Service has confirmed five tornadoes from yesterday morning's thunderstorms and says that number may climb.
- "It’s not completely uncommon to get tornadoes in December. - The weather service will continue surveying the damage to determine the strength of the tornadoes, and Dunn says there’s a chance more tornadoes will be confirmed from yesterday's storms. Context: The NWS was expecting severe thunderstorms yesterday morning because of the humidity in the air, the wind shear and the arrival of a cold front, Dunn says.
A mother and her young son were killed overnight when a tornado ripped through a rural town in northwest Louisiana, one of a swarm of twisters that touched ...
"Responding deputies have advised of heavy damage to residences in the area of Schoolhouse Road. Multiple homes and a hospital were damaged, the New Iberia police confirmed on Facebook. "We have received reports of a tornado that hit Killona," the St. "My prayers go out to the family as well as those who were injured or lost their homes" Register for free to Reuters and know the full story His mother's body was discovered at about 2:30 a.m.
Tornado warnings have been issued for several counties in the Jackson area. The Clarion Ledger has you covered with updates on the severe weather.
A tornado warning remains in effect for South Central Rankin County until 6:15 a.m., according to the national weather service. A tornado warning remains in effect until 8:30 a.m. A large and potentially dangerous tornado has been confirmed on the ground near Forest at 7:44 a.m. Residents are encouraged to move to a safe place. “We will continue to monitor the weather through the night. If there’s a need for any changes to tomorrow’s schedule, we will notify you via our text and email messaging system, as well as our website and social media outlets.” We will continue to monitor the weather as it continues throughout the day." "Mostly, the weather is pushing north into the Meridian area at the moment. The Jackson metro was under a tornado warning this morning, with a possible tornadic event in southern Hinds County. In southeast Mississippi, Covington, Forrest, Jones and Lamar. In northeast Mississippi, Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha. today in anticipation of severe weather, which potentially could include tornadoes, hail, high winds, heavy rains and flash flooding.
A woman and her son were also killed after a tornado swept through a Louisiana town on Tuesday, officials said.
The deadly tornado in St. Charles Parish died after a tornado destroyed her house in the Killona area. A 56-year-old woman died after a tornado "destroyed her house in the Killona area," the state Department of Health tweeted, noting that the fatality brings the total number of confirmed storm-related deaths to three. The tornado then moved north toward Montz, with surveys of preliminary damage suggesting that the worst of the damage is in Killona, Jewell said. UPDATE: LDH has confirmed that a 56-year-old female in St. The latest fatality was reported in St.
About 3 million people in areas of southern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are under a tornado and severe thunderstorm risk of level 4 out of 5, which is ...
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 3:45 p.m. local time for New Orleans and confirmed a twister was on the ground.
Three people [were taken to the hospital](https://twitter.com/AcadianNews/status/1603097173599850496). Charles Parish, La.](https://twitter.com/devinbartolotta/status/1603134989586923520), [Montz, La.](https://twitter.com/HaydenHating/status/1603133191036051456), [Killona, La.](https://twitter.com/SCPSheriff/status/1603128714702848001), Newton, Miss., Macedonia, Miss., and Mannassa, Miss. [was also reported](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html) Wednesday afternoon [in St. About two to three dozen houses in the community were damaged or destroyed, according to local officials. It has also generated blizzard conditions in the northern Rockies, northern Plains and parts of the Upper Midwest. Tammany Parish, La.](https://twitter.com/Jeff_Piotrowski/status/1603137486896746496), [St. Central time Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. [hit the town of Farmerville](https://twitter.com/jesstorricelli/status/1603070792652169218). The [tornado](https://twitter.com/LanceBlockerWx/status/1603072513613131776) that tracked through New Iberia, La., about 20 miles southeast of Lafayette, damaged several homes and trapped several people, according to the [local police department](https://twitter.com/SteveWAFB/status/1603078819681898496). [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RobMarciano/status/1603149008477773826) ABC News meteorologist Rob Marciano. [flood warning](https://twitter.com/CityOfNOLA/status/1603170330725564417) was issued for the Base of Wisner overpass by the City of New Orleans via
A 56-year-old woman was found dead outside her house in St. Charles Parish and eight people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
"The hospital has sustained a significant amount of damage as well." [ Keithville, in Caddo Parish](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tornadoes-south-at-least-one-dead-blizzard-like-conditions-great-plains/) in northwest Louisiana, south of Shreveport, killed a mother and her young son. "We are working with the Fire Department and Parish government to assess the damaged areas and conduct search and rescue operations. "We share everyone's concern for those in the areas affected by this afternoon's tornado," the Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The tornado also touched down in Arabi, causing "major damage" to St. "Firefighters and police are assessing the damage.
The deadly storms that slammed into Louisiana spawned at least two tornadoes in the New Orleans area on Wednesday, killing one person in St. Charles Parish, ...
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said that the roof was ripped off of the Sheriff's Office training academy building in Harvey, just off the West Bank Expressway near Maple Avenue. Officials from the National Weather Service had confirmed the presence of seven tornadoes across south Louisiana on Wednesday. The tornado's path appeared to roughly track the river, jumping from Gretna to Algiers, where New Orleans firefighters reported damage in the area of General Meyer Avenue and Tita Street. Long Avenue in Gretna, Tonya Prejean surveyed the damage scattered by the storm. The pantry that lines her hallway was emptied of its goods, with flour, glass, rice and beans strewn across the floor. [deadly storms that slammed into Louisiana](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/5209d18a-7bbf-11ed-bc6e-3704d2be5bbb/) spawned at least two tornadoes in the New Orleans area on Wednesday, killing one person in St. In that area, where two people had minor injuries, a house was destroyed and fire crews scoured the intersection for gas leaks and live wires. “And then I started being battered between the walls.” Public safety officials and residents of several parishes were surveying damage and searching homes Wednesday night. "It's terrible," St. In St. Charles Parish, [destroying homes in Gretna](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/2f49a292-7c05-11ed-bf29-1bb1efea4252/) and landing [a blow to the same part of Arabi](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/adc1dadc-7bff-11ed-afce-c7e2b3358b36/) where another tornado tore through less than a year ago.
The New Orleans metro area is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. as a severe weather event moves across southeast Louisiana on Wednesday.
National Weather Service meteorologist Shawn O'Neil said the New Orleans area is in a "very favorable environment" for tornado development heading into Wednesday evening, hours after multiple tornado warnings were issued in the Baton Rouge area and St. One tornado was confirmed to have hit a hospital in New Iberia, and another tornado killed two people in north Louisiana. UPDATE, 4:30 p.m.: After a tornado touched down in the West Bank and moved across the Mississippi River to St. Wednesday, shortly after the agency issued a tornado warning for parts of St. Parts of the north shore are also under a flash flood warning until 6 p.m. Officials said more were injured, and there was significant damage left after the tornado hit Wednesday afternoon. “For the second time in two weeks, we've had a tornado touch down in St. The tornado then moved at about 35 mph over the Mississippi River toward Arabi and Chalmette, according to Jefferson Parish emergency officials on WWL-TV. Charles Parish officials said the woman was found dead outside of her home, and the damage in the area was catastrophic, including a mobile home that was lifted from its yard and thrown into another front yard. Charles Parish and one that traveled from the West Bank to St. UPDATE, 5:30 p.m.: At least four tornadoes touched down in Louisiana on Wednesday due to a severe weather event: one in Caddo Parish, New Iberia, St. That number had grown slightly since the tornado first touched down in the parish.
It's a day you need to be weather aware as you go about your routine with severe weather being a possibility.
Several homes were damaged, according to a Facebook post from the department, and rescue efforts are underway. Officials say no buildings were totally destroyed and there were no major injuries to report. [ tornado destroyed her home ](https://fox8live.com/2022/12/14/sheriff-mother-child-dead-after-tornado-destroys-homes-caddo-parish/)in Keithville, Louisiana, according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. People living on Schoolhouse Road reported extensive damage, including flipped mobile homes and debris scattered about. Bernard Parish, officials say a tornado Wednesday took an almost identical track. In St.
About an hour after a violent tornado damaged a hospital and homes in New Iberia, the severe weather threat moved into the New Orleans metro area.
](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/new-orleans-tornado-threat-december-14-arabi) [have been reported since Tuesday ](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/severe-weather-outbreak-tornadoes-south-coast-to-coast-storm)from Oklahoma and Texas eastward to Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service. There was a Winn-Dixie off the West Bank Expressway, which is sort of the interstate that leads you to the Crescent City connection into the city - the roof collapsed there and there's some significant damage to that store," said Walker. (Councilman Scott Walker / FOX Weather) The NWS issued a Tornado Warning for Orleans and Jefferson Parishes just before 4 p.m. FOX Weather correspondent Mitti Hicks was in New Orleans when Tornado Warnings began shifting closer.
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles warned that all modes of severe weather were possible Tuesday evening into Wednesday night including damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes and flash flooding. Most of Acadiana has a 10-14% of a tornado touching ...
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles warned that all modes of severe weather were possible Tuesday evening into Wednesday night including damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes and flash flooding. Blizzard conditions forced closures of scores of interstates and other roads in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota and North Dakota. One touched down in the Southport Subdivision area, near East Admiral Doyle Drive, where several homes were damaged and people were trapped. "This is an active situation, and we ask that everyone continue to shelter in place. Check on your neighbors and loved ones." The New Iberia Police Department, New Iberia Fire Department, Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office and Louisiana State Police all are on scene.