Tornado

Residents across the South and Midwest were picking up the pieces Saturday, one day after fierce tornadoes and storms ravaged multiple states.

"You can certainly take it to the bank here that over the next 10 days we will be way above average," he said. If you wanted to draw a textbook severe weather configuration, “this would certainly be it,” he said. At least one person was killed and more than two dozen were hurt, some critically, in the Little Rock area, officials said. There could be tornadoes though Saturday looks much less severe than Friday." ... It's just a matter of exactly where at this point." “I was there within a minute before it came down,” she told WTVO-TV.

A storm system tore through the South and Midwest, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes in Arkansas and collapsed a theater roof in Illinois.

The police department in Covington, Tenn., said on Facebook that the west Tennessee city was impassable after power lines and trees fell on roads when the storm passed through Friday evening. More than 109,000 customers had lost power in the state as of Friday night. Kimble told the AP by phone Friday night that he was assisting the Cross County coroner in Wynne and that two people died there in the tornado. In Little Rock, resident Niki Scott took cover in the bathroom after her husband called to say a tornado was headed her way. It said that an initial assessment was that a tornado had caused the damage. It then crossed the Arkansas River into North Little Rock and surrounding cities, where widespread damage was reported to homes, businesses and vehicles. The tornado had winds up to 110 mph. At least one person was killed and more than two dozen were hurt, some critically, in the Little Rock area, authorities said. The Belvidere Police Department said the collapse occurred as a heavy storm rolled through the area and that calls began coming from the theater at 7:48 p.m. The storm caused three fatalities in Sullivan County, Ind., Emergency Management Director Jim Pirtle said in an email to the Associated Press early Saturday. “Wynne is so demolished. “I was there within a minute before it came down,” she told WTVO-TV.

Little Rock in Arkansas was badly hit by the storms, with two people also killed in the town of Wynne around 100 miles east. There was another death when a ...

The twister was caused by violent thunderstorms battering the south and Midwest regions of the US - home to some 85 million people. Violent thunderstorms batter the south and Midwest regions of the US - home to some 85 million people - with more intense storms forecast. One of the victims died after a theatre roof collapsed during a heavy metal gig in Belvidere, Illinois, with several dozen injured and people having to be dug from the rubble.

A "catastrophic" tornado tore through the southern US state of Arkansas and killed three people on Friday, while severe storms further north caused the roof ...

[Editors](https://sciencex.com/help/editorial-team/) have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: [emergency services](https://phys.org/tags/emergency+services/) have had trouble reaching people because of downed trees," the spokesperson said. [social media](https://phys.org/tags/social+media/) showed rubble, some nearly waist-high, on the floor of the concert venue, and a gaping hole in the roof. "Some of the buildings had the roof completely blown off." [tornado warnings](https://phys.org/tags/tornado+warnings/) for parts of the nearby states of Tennessee, Illinois and Iowa. A "catastrophic" tornado tore through the southern US state of Arkansas and killed three people on Friday, while severe storms further north caused the roof of an Illinois theater to collapse, leaving one dead and 28 injured, authorities said.

The mid-afternoon twister in Arkansas and the storm in Illinois were both spawned by one of the numerous violent thunderstorms raking a vast swath of the US ...

The twister struck as a blast of extreme spring weather swept much of the United States, menacing the nation’s midsection from Texas to the Great Lakes with thunderstorms and tornados. She and others in the shop took cover in a back room as the twister struck and emerged to find the ceiling gone, said the woman, who seemed unhurt. The mid-afternoon twister in Arkansas and the storm in Illinois were both spawned by one of the numerous violent thunderstorms raking a vast swath of the US heartland as part of a much larger expanse of extreme spring weather. Video shot on Friday from a window in a Baptist Health facility and verified by Reuters showed a towering, swirling black column of air, moisture and dust ploughing slowly through the landscape in the near distance. Police said several areas in the western end of the city were hardest hit, and the mayor described property damage as “extensive”. One person died and 28 others were rushed by ambulance to area hospitals, five of them with serious injuries, Shawn Schadle, the fire chief in Belvidere, a riverside town near the border with Wisconsin, told reporters.

The WANE 15 weather team's debris tracker picked up what looks like tornado debris scattered along a northeast-bound path through Harlan. The debris track is ...

Destructive weather comes as President Biden tours the aftermath of a deadly tornado that struck Mississippi a week ago.

And I sat with him and I held his hand and I said everything is going to be okay. [toured the wreckage](/gallery/2023/3/26/photos-mississippi-reels-from-devastating-tornadoes) of a major storm that hit the state of Mississippi last week. I didn’t really know much else what to do,” Lewellyn said.

There have been reports of significant devastation in the South and Midwest, and Arkansas and Missouri have both declared states of emergency as a result.

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It was a terrifying night for families up and down the Heartland as deadly severe weather packed a punch, leaving many to deal with the damage.

In addition, a few severe storms are likely in parts of the Southeast, including Charleston and Savannah. The storms will have the potential to produce hail, damaging winds and even a tornado or two. This line will gradually strengthen through the afternoon and arrive toward the I-95 corridor after 6 p.m. However, there was no confirmation of a tornado from the National Weather Service. [1 DEAD AFTER ROOF OF ILLINOIS THEATER COLLAPSES DURING CONCERT AS STORM RIPS THROUGH BELVIDERE](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/watch-concert-goers-trapped-after-roof-collapse-in-the-apollo-theatre-ac) Sanders signed a state of emergency for the state for the storms and has deployed around 100 Arkansas National Guard members to assist with recovery efforts in some of the hardest-hit areas. As the twister tore through the city, the National Weather Service offices in Little Rock had to transfer duties to the Memphis office while the meteorologists took shelter. [AT LEAST 1 DEATH REPORTED IN LITTLE ROCK AREA AFTER TORNADO CAUSES CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/tornado-sweeps-through-little-rock-arkansas-tornado-emergency) [DEADLY TORNADO OUTBREAK MARCHES EASTWARD SATURDAY AFTER ROCKING HEARTLAND](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/severe-weather-outbreak-strong-tornadoes-destructive-winds-midwest-south) The ferocious storms left widespread damage, triggering more than 850 storm reports in at least seven states. – Friday night was a terrifying night for families up and down America’s heartland as the most active severe weather outbreak this year so far left at least seven dead and dozens injured. At one point in the evening, the FOX Forecast Center said there were over 20 Tornado Warnings active at once.

Severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings, as of late in the day on March 31, 2023 … A tornado “warning” means a tornado has been sighted or indicated ...

[March 31, 2023] [Last chance to get a moon phase calendar! Note the horizontal vortex above the telephone pole. [troughs](https://opensnow.com/news/post/understanding-ridges-and-troughs) in the jet stream that commonly occur in March and April. As the atmosphere destabilizes, expect corridors of supercells from the Midwest to the Mid-South This risk is reserved for when high confidence exists in widespread coverage of severe weather with embedded instances of extreme severe (i.e., violent tornadoes or very damaging convective wind events). It also expects a widespread potential for “Strong and potentially violent long-tracked tornadoes” across the moderate risk area. Storms will bring the threat of significant tornadoes, damaging wind and very large hail to millions of people. NEW VIDEO of tornado damage coming in from Keota, IA. Our field teams are assessing damage on the ground and bringing us the latest on [@WeatherNation] [pic.twitter.com/hcvVdJnauv] The roof of the Apollo Theater in Belvedere, Illinois collapsed during a concert. Severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings, as of late in the day on March 31, 2023 … [11 UTC](https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time/) (6 a.m.

A monster storm system tore through Arkansas, Illinois and Indiana on Friday, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes.

The police department in Covington, Tennessee, said on Facebook that the west Tennessee city was impassable after power lines and trees fell on roads when the storm passed through Friday evening. Kimble told the AP by phone Friday night that he was assisting the Cross County coroner in Wynne and that two people died there in the tornado. More than 109,000 customers had lost power in the state as of Friday night. One tornado veered just west of Iowa City, home to the University of Iowa. In Little Rock, resident Niki Scott took cover in the bathroom after her husband called to say a tornado was headed her way. It then crossed the Arkansas River into North Little Rock and surrounding cities, where widespread damage was reported to homes, businesses and vehicles. It said that an initial assessment was that a tornado had caused the damage. The venue’s Facebook page said the bands scheduled to perform were Morbid Angel, Crypta, Skeletal Remains and Revocation. At least one person was killed and more than two dozen were hurt, some critically, in the Little Rock area, authorities said. The Belvidere Police Department said the collapse occurred as a heavy storm rolled through the area and that calls began coming from the theater at 7:48 p.m. The storm caused three deaths in Sullivan County, Indiana, Emergency Management Director Jim Pirtle said in an email to The Associated Press early Saturday. “I was there within a minute before it came down,” she told WTVO-TV.

The dead included four in the small town of Wynne, Arkansas, Cross County Coroner Eli Long told KAIT-TV. Other deaths were reported in Alabama, Illinois, ...

Nearly 100 new wildfires were reported Friday in Oklahoma, according to the state forest service, and firefighters hoped to gain ground against them Saturday. Video from KCRG-TV showed toppled power poles and roofs ripped off an apartment building in the suburb of Coralville and damaged homes in the city of Hills. Little Rock resident Niki Scott took cover in the bathroom after her husband called to warn her of a tornado. And in northern Mississippi's Pontotoc County, the state emergency management agency confirmed one death and four injuries. It then crossed the Arkansas River into North Little Rock and surrounding cities, where widespread damage was reported to homes, businesses and vehicles. Other deaths were reported in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi the Little Rock area.

At least nine are dead after tornadoes tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, according to local officials, as the National Weather Center placed ...

According to the National Weather Service, several areas in southeastern Indiana, western Ohio and northern Kentucky could still experience tornadoes Saturday morning. [Photos Of Devastation: Tornadoes Kill 26 While Flattening Parts Of Mississippi](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/03/25/photos-of-devastation-tornadoes-kill-23-while-flattening-parts-of-mississippi/?sh=7453eed23393) (Forbes) [26 people ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/03/25/photos-of-devastation-tornadoes-kill-23-while-flattening-parts-of-mississippi/?sh=7453eed23393)across the Southeast. [according](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/230331_rpts.html) to the National Weather Service, including 22 in Illinois, eight in Iowa, four in Tennessee, five in Wisconsin and more in Mississippi and Arkansas. [told](https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/01/us/us-severe-storm-south-midwest-saturday/index.html) CNN. [told](https://www.kait8.com/2023/03/31/police-chief-damage-across-wynne-east-west/) a local affiliate, and one woman was killed by [another tornado](https://www.waff.com/2023/04/01/one-dead-three-critically-injured-madison-county-storms/) in Madison County, Alabama.

Arkansas first responders on Saturday will sift through debris for more possible victims after a fierce tornado sliced through the Little Rock area and ...

President Joe Biden spoke with Huckabee Sanders and the mayors of Little Rock and Wynne, the White House said in a statement. Dan Zaccard, a senior emergency management official in Boone County, said on Saturday that the incident left 40 people injured. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Director Patrick Sheehan said the number of people injured and damaged structures in several counties were not yet determined. He also spoke with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell. But right now, statewide, we have five confirmed fatalities," she said. "Right now, we have five confirmed fatalities.

A tornado emergency had been issued for metro Little Rock, Arkansas, Friday afternoon, due to the threat of a damaging tornado and quarter-sized hail. The alert ...

A winter storm warning stretches from Nebraska to Minneapolis and into Wisconsin and Michigan, where more than a foot of snow is possible. The expanse of this severe weather stretches from Lufkin, Texas, to Milwaukee and as far east as Nashville, Tennessee and Cincinnati. "We had no idea that it would be this much damage that we're seeing right now at this point," Latricia Woodruff, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, told ABC News Live Prime on Friday about the tornado activity in the state. "Jill and I are here to show our support," Biden said during remarks in the town on Friday, standing amid the destruction. There is a wintry part to this storm, with blizzard warnings issued for South Dakota and Minnesota, where more than half a foot of snow and 45 mph wind gusts are possible. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan until 3 a.m. local time near Earle, Arkansas, west of Memphis, the NWS said, calling it a "life-threatening situation." Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency due to Friday's severe weather and activated the National Guard to assist state and local law enforcement. Damage is centered in West Little Rock, where "multiple structures," both commercial and residential, have been destroyed, Lear-Sadowsky said. Significant damage is being reported in nearby Wynne, Arkansas, located roughly 50 miles west of Memphis. At least one person has died in Pulaski County, Arkansas, Madeline Roberts, a spokeswoman for the county's emergency management agency, told ABC News. Francis County, who was assisting in Wynne, confirmed the death toll to ABC News.

Tornadoes that tore through parts of the U.S. South and Midwest killed at least 11 people, collapsed the roof of a packed theatre during a heavy metal ...

Sullivan Mayor Clint Lamb said at a news conference that an area south of the county seat of about 4,000 "is essentially unrecognizable right now" and several people were rescued overnight. At least 32 people were said to be injured, and more than 40 homes destroyed. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard. There were also hundreds of reports of large hail and damaging winds, he said. He said the storm capped the "worst" week of his time as governor, coming days after a school shooting in Nashville that killed six people including a family friend whose funeral he and his wife, Maria, attended earlier in the day. Confirmed or suspected tornadoes in at least eight states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and laid waste to neighbourhoods across a broad swath of the U.S. A 50-year-old man was pulled from the rubble. Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the U.S. Jeffrey Day said he called his daughter after seeing on the news that their community of Adamsville was being hit. Bill Lee drove to the county Saturday to tour the destruction and comfort residents. On Saturday evening, baby clothes were still strewn about the site. "But it looks like your community has done what Tennessean communities do, and that is rally and respond."

The powerful storm system spread destruction in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Alabama and Mississippi. In Illinois, one person died and 28 were hurt after a ...

local time, Belvidere Fire Chief Shawn Schadle told the A series of storms that included a tornado and baseball-size hail also brought devastation to Illinois. [said ](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064518229321)on Saturday. [KAIT-TV](https://www.kait8.com/2023/03/31/police-chief-damage-across-wynne-east-west/). [said ](https://www.facebook.com/CovingtonPD.TN/posts/pfbid0DtLp4YUCnfQcEE1gXZBGSYaDeDwcdpVzDorQXd1QGPFgQJGXqaaJx7D4ofnrWuwwl?locale=br_FR)the city was "impassable" in the wake of a tornado. [said ](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=588677856621291&set=a.226360439519703)on social media Saturday.

persists locally as well. DISCUSSION… Latest radar loop shows a complex band of storms shifting eastward across eastern Tennessee and northern Alabama. Within ...

risk is expected to continue across northern Alabama and into As such, the overall risk is expected to decrease as Overall, aside from the southern part of this band across northern

A large tornado tore through west Little Rock Friday afternoon in what was described by weather reporters as a catastrophic event that caused widespread ...

A wind advisory was issued for Fort Smith and the area with gusts of 55 mph possible until 7 p.m. There were no fatalities in the Little Rock tornado Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. Garland, Hot Spring and Montgomery counties were under a warning after radar indicated rotation near Norman, 13 miles south of Mt. A tornado warning was issued until 3:15 p.m. Shortly after 6 p.m., damage was reported in Wynne, Arkansas west of West Memphis, where emergency crews were conducting search and rescue efforts, according to reports. "We will spare no resource to assist with response and recovery efforts for Arkansans impacted."

One person has been killed and dozens more injured after a storm caused a theatre roof to collapse in Illinois at a packed heavy metal gig on Friday.

Tens of thousands were left without power. It damaged about 2,000 homes, officials said. In a bulletin the Storm Prediction Center warned some of the projected tornadoes could track across the ground for long distances. As of 20:30 local time, more than 70,000 in her state were without electricity, according to the Extensive damage was also reported in parts of the South and Midwest - with the states of Arkansas and Missouri declaring states of emergency. Around 260 people were in the Apollo Theater, Belvidere, when the roof caved in at 19:55 local time (01:05 BST), the local fire department said.

Boston band Revocation was part of the lineup at the Apollo Theatre on Friday when tornadoes caused the building's roof to collapse.

for more features. The group, which formed in 2006, includes David Davidson, Brett Bamberger and Ash Pearson. It appears the damage was caused by a tornado.

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 18 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path ...

A threat of tornadoes and hail remained for the Northeast, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and New York. There were also hundreds of reports of large hail and damaging winds, he said. Confirmed or suspected tornadoes in at least eight states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees, and laid waste to neighborhoods across a broad swath of the country. Parts of Interstate 29 were closed. A suspected tornado killed a woman in northern Alabama’s Madison County, said county official Mac McCutcheon. When he emerged, the house was mostly rubble. Officials said 40 other people were injured, including two with life-threatening injuries. Broken walls, windows and roofs pocked homes and businesses. Blizzard conditions whipped parts of Minnesota, the Dakotas and Wisconsin, cutting power to tens of thousands in the Twin Cities area. Huge trees lay on the ground, their stumps reduced to nubs. “The majority of the damage has been done to homes and residential areas,” Leckner said, adding that although it appeared all people were accounted for, crews were going door to door to be sure. The dead included seven in one Tennessee county, four in the small town of Wynne, Arkansas, three in Sullivan, Indiana, and four in Illinois.

One person has died and 28 were injured after the roof at a heavy metal concert in Illinois collapsed during a storm. Police in Belvidere, about 50 miles west ...

We would like to express how truly thankful we are for those in attendance (Fans, Venue Staff, Bands and Crew) that assisted with getting people out and to safety. "I didn't really know much else what to do." "We want to thank the First responders (Fire, EMT, Police) that were on the scene quickly and were able to help in getting people out of the venue and to hospitals for treatment as quickly as possible." "It was a lot of chaos, so I looked around and saw people in the rubble, and tried to help as many people as possible." Police in Belvidere, about 50 miles west of Chicago, believe a tornado was to blame and described the scene as "absolute chaos". Witnesses described "chaos" inside the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere as people at the gig helped to free others from the debris.

The roof of a northern Illinois theater collapsed Friday night during a metal concert, leaving dozens of people injured and one dead, officials said.

"We lost a brother in Metal last night, and many were hurt and injured in this tragedy," said the band while thanking everyone who helped get people to safety. A tornado watch was in effect for the Boone County area from 2:30 p.m. "It just was pitch-black for a second, a big giant boom and you just smell the dust and everything in the air," Nissen said. A tornado warning was subsequently issued from 7:23 p.m. More than 40 people were injured in the incident at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, which was hosting a heavy metal concert at the time, officials said. "Obviously we all know the weather is coming in but it's the Midwest. I just started pulling the debris away from underneath just to try to figure out where she was. "Fred had a big heart and cared for others deeply." We get these kinds of super tornado warnings all the time and 99% of the time it's uneventful." local time; at 7:47 p.m., there were reports of the roof collapse, he said. It is still a tragedy." "We are very fortunate in certain situations.

The devastation was widespread: severe storm damage was reported in states including Oklahoma, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas – where a ...

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