Twelve of The injured were hospitalized, Bell County Judge David Blackburn said, adding that he thought everyone was held accountable. for.
Two confirmed tornadoes touched down down in Bell County, which is central region on This is reported by the Storm Forecasting Center of the National Weather Service.
Emergency calls on Tuesday reported the tornado around 5:40 p.m. local time, Blackburn said. The tornado crossed the county line from neighboring Williamson County after traveling seven miles. on earth, he added.
Damage ranged from downed power lines and trees to demolished buildings. reduced break up in in many areas, Blackburn said.
“I think it popped up pretty fast,” Blackburn said. of the damage is significant. At least at this time to have no record of fatality in and of amazing in itself.”
Tuesday brought double- storm threat system which delivered at least eight tornadoes mostly in Texas and Iowa, as well as heavy snow in several states including the Dakotas, Montana and Minnesota.
Parts of Dakota and Montana have been warned of a blizzard and forecasters have warned of insidious conditions of whiteout on roads.
heavy snowfall shut down more than 500 miles of Interstate 94 between Montana and North Dakota.
in North Dakota, more than a foot of snow reported in several locations including Grand Forks and Rockford, according to the NWS.
“We have blizzards in April, but one of this intensity is quite rare.” — Jeff Schild, meteorologist for in weather service office in Bismarck, told CNN early Tuesday morning. ” last one of note for this level of intensity was April 4-7 in 1997″.
Serious weather threatens 97 million on Wednesday
how system moves to the east, this produces a trio of threats are destructive winds, tornadoes and large hail.
Over 97 million people are under some of serious weather Wednesday alerts stretching from Texas and Louisiana up in Missouri and Illinois.
The most serious threats are expected in Memphis, Tennessee; Evansville, Indiana; Jonesboro. Pine Bluff and Little Rock in Arkansas; Owensboro, Kentucky – where more how 5 million people are under moderate risk (level 4 of 5). These cities can experience strong winds, tornadoes, and large hail.
Generally hard thunderstorms can affect most of The Storm Prediction Center said from the lower and middle Mississippi Valley to the Midwest, as well as from the lower Ohio Valley.
Elsewhere in the part of Montana, North Dakota and northern Minnesota may also We will see heavy snow on Wednesday. The snow is expected to end on Thursday, followed by extreme cold temperatures.
“Overnight lows will drop in adolescence in western North Dakota and with strong wind, cold weather in single digits higher to below zeropretty cool for mid-April, “Bismarck weather service office said.
On Friday, high temperatures are likely to hit the 20s, which is around 30 degrees. below normal. region might break maximum temperature records.
Dave Alsup of CNN, Robert Shackelford, Amy Simonson, Jennifer Grey, Steve Almasi and Taylor Ward contributed to this report.
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