Severe winter storm hits US: NPR

DALLAS – Devastating winter storm hits the United States on The environment that delivers the blizzardlike Conditions on the Great Plains hours after the tornado touched down in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and in Louisiana, where the child and his mother remains missing.

Five tornadoes confirmed north Texas like of tuesday afternoon based on video and eyewitness accounts, but potentially as many as a dozen, National Weather Service in Reported by Fort Worth, Texas.

Dozens of homes and businesses were damaged by the line of thunderstorms and a few people were injured in suburbs and counties stretch north of Dallas-Fort Worth area. Over 1000 flights to and from out of area airports were delayed and over According to the FlightAware tracking service, 100 flights have been cancelled.

BUT young the boy was found dead in wooded area of Pecan Farms where its home was destroyed Tuesday after the tornado hit Four Forts, Louisiana is about 10 miles (16 km) from Shreveport, Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator said. in statement.

The prator said he wasn’t sure of the child’s age, but he thought the boy was “five or six-years.”

“It’s a really sad, sad situation,” he said.

Search Effort for child mother will continue on Wednesday.

One more injury became known after an adult man was taken to a local hospital. Degree of injury unknown.

severe weather the threat continued until Wednesday for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, according to the Storm Prediction Center. in Norman, Oklahoma.

Snow Storm Warnings stretched from Montana to western Nebraska and Colorado, and the National Weather Service said that as much as 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow was possible in some areas of western South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska. Winds of more than 50 mph (80 km/h) at times make it impossible to view outdoors in Nebraska, officials said.

“Basically no one traveling right now,” said Justin McCallum, manager in a flying J truck stop in Ogallala, Nebraska.

Forecasters expect a storm system hobble the upper midwest with ice, rain and snow for days and also move in the northeastern and central Appalachians. Residents from West Virginia to Vermont were told to watch out for a possible considerable mixture of snow, ice and sleet, and the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch from Wednesday evening to Friday evening, depending on time of storm.

In the suburbs of Dallas of Grapevine police spokeswoman Amanda McNew said on Tuesday five confirmed injuries.

BUT possible tornado blew the roof off off to the city service center – a municipal institution – and left parts of the roof hangs from power lines, said Trent Kelly, Deputy director of Grape parks and recreation areas.

It was also garbage day so the storm chose up and scattered rubbish all over he said.

Photos sent city showed downed power lines on rain-soaked streets, as well as fallen trees, damaged buildings, and a semi-trailer that appeared to have been thrown into a parking lot.

All roads closed in Colorado in northeast quadrant of state. severe weather in cattle breeding region could also threaten livestock. Strong winds can push livestock over fences when they follow storm direction, said Jim Santomaso, northeast spokesman for Colorado Cattlemen’s Association.

“If this persists upsaid Santomaso, “cattle can be carried for miles.

blizzard warning was issued on Minnesota north shore as some areas expect up up to 24 inches of snow and gusts of wind up up to 40 miles per hour. As well as in south of condition, gusts of wind up up to 50 miles per hour (80 km per hour) was reduced visibility.

National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa Dye in The Twin Cities said it was “a long duration event” with snow, ice and rain all Friday night. Minnesota expected a lull on Wednesday, and then second round of snow.

Same weather system heavy snow fell in Sierra Nevada and Western United States in last days.