US EditionBig March storm system threatens US with tornadoes, blizzards and wildfire risk
- A Tornado Watch is issued by the NWS when weather conditions could produce a tornado, while a Tornado Warning indicates a tornado has been seen or detected on radar, according to the NWS.
- Experts emphasize the importance of understanding weather alerts and being prepared, noting that an interior room, like a bathroom, is a good shelter during a tornado.
- Approximately 1,200 tornadoes occur in the U.S. each year, driven by large areas of low atmospheric pressure from storm systems, according to meteorologists.
- Strong low pressure systems can create conditions for tornadoes during spring and fall, according to experts.
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A powerful storm crosses the country with strong winds fuelling more than 100 forest fires.
Powerful storm barrels east across U.S.
The National Weather Service is warning of just about every kind of danger, including tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds as a large storm system moves across the U.S. Meteorologist Lonnie Quinn has the latest forecast.
A stormy tentacular system across the United States on Friday caused fatal accidents, overturned semi-trailers and stirred dozens of forest fires in several central states, causing evacuation orders in some communities. At least three tornadoes hit Missouri, and others threatened the Mississippi Valley during the night and the deep South Saturday.
Tornado warnings issued in several states as fires burn in Oklahoma and Texas
Possible tornadoes were reported in several states Friday into Saturday as a powerful system of storms swept across the central part of the United States on the way east, with new warnings in Mississippi and Illinois, according to forecasters.
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