Communities across the Midwest were starting the cleanup process Saturday after multiple tornadoes touched down and severe weather struck areas from the Great Lakes to Texas.
Ongoing showers and thunderstorms were forecast to continue across the eastern third of the country on Sunday, prolonging flooding risks in some places, particularly in the Great Lakes region, according to the National Weather Service. They preceded a cold front that had roughly 38 million under a freeze warning, and roughly 32 million under a freeze watch, nationwide.
Elsewhere, forecasters said gusty winds and very dry conditions ramped up the risks of fire weather Sunday for parts of the southern High Plains, especially northeastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. In south and central Texas, forecasts show the possibility of oncoming thunderstorms Monday, potentially leading to flash flooding.
No deaths or serious injuries have been reported in connection with the storms, although officials said it may take time for some areas to recover from the damage.
The National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wisconsin, said it issued26 tornado warnings during Friday’s outbreak, the most for a single day since the office opened in 1995.
“The most tornadoes occurred locally north of Interstate 90 in southeast Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin,” the weather service said.
