Storms, tornado warnings, intense snowfall and rains affected various parts of the United States.
Strong storms, which caused The death of two people in Mississippi And they started buildings of buildings in a small town in Oklahoma, they were heading east of the United States on Wednesday, which caused tornado warnings near states on the states on the east coast of the nation. Meanwhile, a strong Nevada whipped the northern central region and dry climatic conditions and winding fueled forest fires in Texas.
On the other hand, meteorologists warned that a storm in the Pacific causes generalized rains and that the mountains are covered with snow in California and other parts of the west of the country from Wednesday to Friday.
On Wednesday, tornado warnings were issued in North and South Carolina, as well as in Virginia. Union County officials in North Carolina said in a publication on social networks that were reviewing the damage caused by the storm in the Unionville area, and the meteorological service is planned to investigate whether there was a tornado. At the moment they have not reported injured, the officials added.
In Texas, strong winds and dry vegetation fed forest fires in several areas of the state. One of them burned at least 20 houses and structures in San Patricio coastal county, near Corpus Christi, said County Judge David Krebs. There were no immediate reports of injured. The National Meteorological Service reported that critical fire conditions were forecast in the center and south of Texas for Wednesday.
Severo threats persisted one day after strong winds caused changes in Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, which advanced and shortened its two main parades.
The Mississippi emergency management agency blamed the bad weather for three deaths on Wednesday. The WAPT television station reported that in Madison County, a person died from a fallen electric cable, and another lost his life after a tree fell on his car. A woman from Clarke County died when the branch of a tree fell on her outside her house, the WLBT chain reported.
At least seven confirmed tornadoes touched Earth on Tuesday in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, according to preliminary information of the weather service. That number could increase on Wednesday, because there is the possibility that the strong storms extend from Florida to the state of New York, said Bill Bunting, deputy director of the Agency's Storm Prediction Center.
“These storm systems not only have a warm side with severe electric storms, but a cold side that can have all winter -climate forms,” Bunting said. “And when you observe the forecast maps, this is not the last storm that we will see in March.”
Snow storm conditions affected East Nebraska on Tuesday night until Wednesday, dropping around 10 centimeters (4 inches) snow and causing winds of up to 105 km/h (65 mph), which limited visibility and caused the closure of numerous snow -covered roads.
Some parts of Minnesota and much of Iowa were on the decreasing side of a powerful winter storm. The storm caused the most intense snowfall of the season in Minneapolis, where the weather service reported 18.8 centimeters (7.4 inches) snow at the airport. Other nearby communities reported 30 centimeters (1 foot) of snow or more.
“I would not say that it is unheard or unusual. But it is still quite remarkable to see the power of nature with these storms, ”said meteorologist Jacob Beitlich, of the National Meteorological Service.
The slippery roads caused at least 70 accidents, reported the Minnesota state patrol. The governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, authorized the National Guard to provide support and help rescue stranded drivers.
Iowa's state patrol blamed the conditions of little visibility for 68 accidents from Tuesday night until Wednesday. These included a multiple shock on the 35 interstate highway outside deso and numerous accidents in the interest 80.
“There are a number of many small accidents, but they are closing the interstatal,” said state patrol spokesman, Sergeant Alex Dinkla. “Our officers are literally leaving car by car, and then the cars are stuck on the road. They can't move. ”
In a community in South Carolina near Myrtle Beach, where firefighters have been fighting forest fires since the weekend, the Horry County Fire Department said in a publication on social networks that strong winds will prevent firefighters from responding to outbreaks and fires isolated from the air and enter the forests where damaged trees could fall.
The storms have left thousands of customers without electricity on Wednesday in the center and southeast of the United States, including more than 69,000 homes and businesses in Texas, around 30,000 Tennessee and approximately 24,000 Alabama, according to Poweroutage.us.
Wind bursts in the northeast of the United States could also cause stops or delays in the main airports of that region, said the Federal Aviation Administration in its operational plan for the day. Almost 600 flights scheduled to fly to or from airports in the United States on Wednesday were canceled, according to FlightTaware.com, which tracks cancellations and delays nationwide.