Deadly tornadoes rip through U.S., storms continue Monday
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Sunday, April 30, 2017, 6:34 PM - Severe weather in the southern and midwestern U.S. turned deadly Saturday, with several deaths and injuries reported and more storm risk ahead for Sunday.
Reports list at least 11 people were killed Saturday, along with numerous injuries. At least four of the dead were in Texas, where four confirmed tornadoes touched down, though state officials told media the death toll may rise as rescuers comb debris for survivors.
Numerous deaths were also reported related to the extensive flooding situation developing through the Mississippi Valley. In Missouri, a 72-year-old woman died after the vehicle she was travelling in was swept away by floodwaters. Another woman was killed in Alabama as a tree fell on her mobile home.
Official: Deaths reported, dozens hospitalized after East Texas tornado https://t.co/nkJgZDrHul pic.twitter.com/dDmSVdWSHK
— CBS Austin (@cbsaustin) April 30, 2017
Violent #tornado crossing 175 South of Eustace TX earlier this evening #TXwx @NWSFortWorth pic.twitter.com/7E55siqMxw
— Sid Smith (@ViciousWeather) April 30, 2017
@NWSFortWorth @NBCDFWWeather #TXWX #Tornado #SKYWARN Fruitvale, TX tornado damage 4/29/2017 pic.twitter.com/GBodCmf6GN
— Sam Barricklow (@K5KJ) April 30, 2017
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Tornado warnings dotted northeast Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas late Saturday afternoon as extremely high dewpoint temperatures and a deep trough sitting over the nation's midsection sparked the storms.
Storm chasers and local meteorologists captured the path of at least one large tornado near Canton, Texas, Saturday evening.
There were unofficial reports that debris from the massive twister was reported up to 50 miles downstream from the storm, as plywood rained from the sky over northeast Texas.
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Storm threat Sunday
15 tornadoes had already been reported by 11 a.m. Sunday, with sightings in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and tornado watch areas shifted east throughout the day as the upper-level trough fueling the storms moved slowly through the lower Mississippi Valley.
As of Sunday evening, tornado watches were still in effect for a long band stretching from Tennessee to the gulf coast of the Florida Panhandle.
A second band of storms blossoming behind the leading edge may mean a return to severe weather later Sunday night along the gulf coast through the Alabama and Florida Panhandles.
Monday storm risk closer to home
On Monday, the risk shifts even further east as the upper trough pushes toward the eastern seaboard. While the severe threat in the South diminishes overnight on Sunday, a new risk area appears over the Northeast, with a threat that could extend north of the border into southern Ontario.