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A tornado swept through Canton, Texas, Wednesday afternoon.
Jayne Carr took a video of the tornado as it moved through Canton at 5:02 p.m. local time. CNN Weather confirmed a tornado was in this area.
Watch her video below:
Carlos Moreno recorded this video of the tornado:
Brent Kay Maynard just shot video of a massive tornado as it hit Mabank, Texas, on Wednesday.
He had just walked out of a building when he saw the tornado from the parking lot of Mabank High School. CNN Weather confirmed a tornado was in this area.
He told his wife he loved her and he was coming home to the family as quick as he can.
Watch Maynard’s video:
A public advisory was issued this morning after approximately 142,600 gallons of combined sewage was discharged into Lake Erie during last night’s heavy rain event, according to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
The Sewer District’s Water Quality and Industrial Surveillance Department has posted signs at Edgewater Beach in Cleveland, advising beachgoers to avoid contact with the water.
Jenn Elting, a sewer district spokesperson, said water quality will be tested daily.
“We will continue to test water quality at the beach twice daily (normally it’s each morning during beach season) until E. coli is at a safe level,” Elting said in a statement. “Combined sewage isn’t the only cause of high bacteria at the beaches; rains will bring you non-point source pollution from stormwater runoff, wildlife at the beaches and wind/waves can kick up settled bacteria as well.”
A tornado that hit Linwood, Kansas, on Tuesday was rated an EF-4 by the National Weather Service.
The tornado was on the ground for nearly 32 miles and lasted 55 minutes. Peak winds were estimated at 170 mph.
Mayor Brian Christenson told CNN that dozens of homes on Linwood’s outskirts are “all gone.”
Tornadoes are measured on the Enhanced Fujita scale from 0 to 5 based on intensity and damage caused.
Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport announced on Twitter that its ramps — another term for passenger boarding area — were closed due to the extreme weather moving through the area.
Skylink, the airport’s tram, is currently suspended as well.
The area is under a tornado watch through 8 p.m. local time tonight.
The number of people in a tornado watch area just doubled, with the National Weather Service alerting parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas with a watch that’s valid through 8 p.m. ET tonight.
It includes nearly 12 million people, more than 3,000 schools and more than 200 hospitals.
A few tornadoes are likely, hail may reach the size of apples and people may see wind gusts up to 70 mph.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for more than 12 million people, 3,000 schools and nearly 250 hospitals in the Northeast.
A wide swath of Pennsylvania, half of New Jersey, northern Delaware and northeast Maryland could possibly see tornadoes, scattered hail up to the size of limes and wind gusts up to 70 mph.
The watch expires at 8 p.m. ET tonight.
Today was the 12th consecutive day with at least eight tornado reports in the US — a new record. The last day without a tornado was May 15.
This is the longest such stretch on record for at least eight reports per day.
In those 12 days, there have been:
Tomorrow is forecast to be the first day without at least a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe weather somewhere in the country since May 15.
Dayton, Ohio, officials today thanked people for their patience after last night’s storm.
Director of Public Works Fred Stovall said they have more than 1,400 trees down and many are intertwined with power lines.
Power has been restored to the second water plant and crews are assessing the system, according to city manager Shelley Dickstein. Still about 60,000 customers are without water, she said.
The boil water advisory may be lifted this afternoon, she said.
Thirteen patients were treated at LMH Health in Lawrence, Kansas, for injuries from Tuesday night’s storm, the hospital reported.
Eleven of those patients were treated and released.
“One patient admitted overnight following surgery has also been released and one was transferred to another area hospital,” according to the tweet.
Here’s the hospital’s message:
A Scott County, Iowa, flood assistance event scheduled for today has been postponed because of rising flood waters in the area, according to an Emergency Management Agency release.
The Army Corp of Engineers in Little Rock posted several photos on their Facebook page showing the extent of flooding along the Arkansas River.
Some posts from show the flood waters rising, while others warn of displaced wildlife, like snakes and turtles.
The forecast: The Arkansas River is expected to crest Wednesday afternoon at around 41 feet, Arkansas emergency management told CNN.
“This is looking to be record-breaking all along the Arkansas River, and this is something we have never seen before,” spokeswoman Melody Daniel said.
Here’s a look at what the flood waters look like so far:
In the past 30 days, there have been more than 500 tornado reports across the country.
There are only four other recorded instances when more than 500 US tornadoes were observed in a 30-day period: in 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2011, according to Patrick Marsh, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Storm Prediction Center.
This week: The National Weather Service reported eight tornadoes hit Ohio between Monday and Tuesday.
Three EF-3 tornadoes slammed much of Montgomery County, Beavercreek Township and the city of Celina. An EF-2 tornado touched down in northeastern Montgomery County, south of the city of Vandalia and another was reported near the village of Laurelville.
There was an EF-1 tornado south of Tarlton and two EF-0 spinners in Miami and Montgomery counties, near Phillipsburg and southeast of Circleville.
A tornado ripped through Linwood, Kansas, late Tuesday evening, but all residents appeared to be safe.
Homes outside the city’s limits were “all gone,” Mayor Brian Christenson told CNN.
This morning, residents have started to survey the debris and storm damage. Here’s what it looks like:
The Arkansas River is expected to crest Wednesday afternoon at around 41 feet, Arkansas emergency management told CNN.
All the levees set up have worked so far, Daniel said. Two of them have overtopped, but have not failed.
Daniel said more than a dozen counties are expected to see historic flooding. Those counties are:
Fierce thunderstorms and deadly floods are putting millions at risk across the Midwest and Northeast. This is what we’re expecting today:
Here’s a look at the forecast map:
More than 39 million people are under an enhanced risk of severe weather from Northeast Texas through the Ohio Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Major cities include:
William Lee Spicer shared video of what appears to be a tornado in Kearney, Missouri.
“Right behind our house first ever tornado drop!!,” Spicer wrote in a Facebook post.
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill warned early Tuesday of possible tornadoes in Clay County, Missouri, which includes Kearney.
“Widespread severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening. Hazards include strong to damaging winds, large hail, and a few possible tornadoes,” the NWS said. “Flash flooding is possible tonight into Wednesday morning.”
Thankfully no one was injured at Lenape Valley Regional High School when a line of severe storms blew through.
There was an event in the Stanhope, New Jersey’s school gym at the time.
Corporal Mark Vogel told CNN that people were being safely evacuated from the school; he would not elaborate on how many people were inside at the time.
The school will be closed Wednesday and there will be no after school activities, according to the schools website, though it doesn’t mention if the closures are a result of the storm.
