Tornado swept through central Texas near Jarrell
Tornado touched down near Jarrell, Texas on noon of April 12, the National Weather Service confirmed.
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Large swaths of The central part of the United States is tense for serious weather Wednesday after at least 23 people were injured Tuesday night when the tornado hit central Texas.
Lower Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and Lower Ohio Valley – all faced threat of tornadoes and strong thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.
The storms are likely to be accompanied by damaging winds and “very heavy hail”. up up to the size of a baseball weather service said. The tornado watch was issued for several states on Wednesday afternoon, including parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee and Mississippi.
More serious weather was predicted for The Storm Prediction Center said Thursday along the east coast. Greatest risk area will be northeast.
Tuesday 23 people injured, including 12 who were hospitalized after confirmed tornado struck Salado, Texas, a rural town in Bell County, Bell County Judge David Blackburn said on news conference.
Blackburn said he was grateful no one died.
“There are not many left“Large trees are uprooted, upside down and stripped; buildings really reduced break up in many locations. Power lines, power the pillars are all scattered over in place. It’s pretty devastating.”
Severe storm hits Louisville, Kentucky area Wednesday evening. Over 19,000 people were without power, according to LG&E. Across the region, about 41,000 LG&E customers were left without power.
Texas still experienced dozens of thousands of power outages on Wednesday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us.
A hail the size of a grapefruit also accompanied the tornado, which was part of of heavy storm system stretching from Austin to Dallas-Fort Worth area, local National Weather Service offices reported. hail up up to 5½ inches in diameter pelted salado areasurpassing weather Service hail reporting standards that only include hail up up to 4½ inches, according to AccuWeather.
weather Service urged residents to seek asylum Tuesday when the tornado hurtled toward the city at 30 miles per hour. with “very strong rotation.” weather the service called the tornado a “life-threatening situation” and said hail and “dangerous flash flood” added threats.
On Wednesday, in weather service said he began to inspect the damage in Texas, Williamson and Bell counties.
Several other tornadoes were reported on Tuesday evening. Damage has been reported in several states, including Iowa, where at least two tornadoes have been confirmed, according to the Des Moines Register, part of USA TODAY Network.
confirmed tornado in According to AccuWeather, Iowa broke through farmland near Gilmore City.
hail tornado also hit Arkansas is close to Bloomer, Charleston, and Scranton, according to AccuWeather. And a few people were saved in Bossier City, Louisiana, after a hurricane downed trees on homes, according to locals media reports.
Further to north on A blizzard blew on Wednesday in northern plains. “The journey will remain difficult to impossibility and widespread power shutdowns and damage to trees are expected,” the statement said. weather service said. “Significant impact on livestock also possible.” More than a foot of snow reported in Bismarck, North Dakota.
North Dakota Capitol, schools, government offices and interstates remained closed on Wednesday.
Contributor: Lucas Olbach, Louisville Courier Journal
