The tornado threat moved eastward to the Mississippi Valley and south on Saturday. The winds of massive storms destroyed buildings, caused fatal collisions, and incited more than 100 wildfires in several central provinces.
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday. Winds of up to 80 mph were predicted from the Canadian border to Texas, threatening snowstorms in the cold northern regions of the south and threatening wildfires in warm, arid regions of the south.
Three people were killed Friday in a car accident in Dust Storm in Amarillo County, Texas, according to the State Safety Director. Cindy Barkley. The pile of one car included an estimated 38 cars.
“This is the worst I've ever seen,” Berkley said. “We couldn't say they were all together until the dust settled down.”
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The crew is working to remove a large pine tree from Glencannon Drive on Thursday, March 13, 2025, after severe weather hit in Pico Rivera, California. (AP)
Officials have ordered parts of Oklahoma to evacuate as more than 130 fires have been reported statewide. Authorities said several tractor trailers had fallen because of the very strong winds.
The threat of a severe storm was likely to damage to tornadoes and winds in Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday, and was predicted to continue over the weekend. Torrential rain could lead to flash flooding in some areas of the East Coast on Sunday.
The National Weather Service said at least five tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday. St. Louis County officials have declared a state of emergency.
Some of the storms, including a strip mall in Laura, Missouri, suffered damage to several buildings as a tornado was reported Friday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center said a rapidly moving storm could bring about a twister as big as baseball, but the biggest threat was winds that could allow 100 miles of gusts and were straight for the near or beyond the hurricane force.
The tornado was expected at the depths of the Tennessee Valley on Saturday in parts of the central Gulf Coast, according to the National Weather Service.
The Storm Prediction Center said parts of Mississippi, including Jackson and Hattiesburg, and parts of Alabama, including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, are at high risk. Heavy storms and tornadoes were also possible throughout the Panhandle in eastern Louisiana, western Georgia, central Tennessee and western Florida.
Wisconsin's Mark Nelson will wait with a tractor trailer on Friday, March 14, 2025 after a tornado that could have been covered by Interstate 44 west in Villa Ridge, Missouri, was covered on March 14, 2025. (AP)
Wildfires on the Southern Plains threatened to spread rapidly in the face of warm, dry weather and strong winds.
Evacuations were ordered Friday in some areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and New Mexico.
The fire in Roberts County, Texas, grew rapidly from less than one square mile to an estimated 32.8 square mile, according to the Texas A&M University Forest Service. Crews said they were able to stop the flames by Friday evening.
About 60 miles to the south, another fire grew to about 3.9 square miles before the crew stopped moving forward in the afternoon.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management has revitalized the emergency business centre in response to several rapid fires that led to evacuation in the western town of Leedy.
The National Weather Service said a very dangerous fire was seen northeast of Oklahoma City near Stillwater. Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders, including homes, hotels and Walmart.
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On Friday, March 14th, 2025, wildfires burn on the night south of Langston, Oklahoma. (AP)
Officials urged people in several areas of Camden County, central Missouri, to evacuate due to wildfires. The state's highway patrol warned that the fire was approaching homes and businesses.
About 120 miles of interstate highway in western Kansas was temporarily closed with dust and limited visibility.
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The strong winds have also knocked out electricity to more than 216,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.
The National Weather Service issued a Blizzard warning to western Minnesota and parts of eastern South Dakota early on Saturday. Accumulation of 3-6 inches of snow is expected, and up to 1 foot is possible.
Wind thrusts into 60 mph was predicted to cause a whiteout condition.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
