The Mid-Atlantic Weather System Developed During the Weekend of May 21 – 24th and May 2, 2018, and Its Effects on Poweroutage.us

By Monday, meteorologists said the weather system will produce severe thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic, with the highest chance for intense rainfall in parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.

“Additionally, heavy rain may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding with this initial burst of thunderstorms,” the weather service added. A round of showers and thunderstorms are predicted to develop by the afternoon hours as a cold front moves through, with the severe threat shifting further east across the Ohio Valley overnight.

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Arkansas throughout the Memorial Day weekend. A storm in Fort Worth was expected to feature golf ball-sized hail.

On Sunday afternoon, a major swath of the U.S was facing an “enhanced risk” of severe weather, including large parts of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys, according to the National Weather Service.

A state of emergency was declared in Kentucky by Gov. Andy Beshear. There have been reports of wind damage and tornadoes in the commonwealth.

Hundreds of thousands of residents were without power early Monday across a broad swath stretching from Texas to Virginia, according to the website poweroutage.us. The highest risk from storms will be to the east.

Powerful tornadoes and thunderstorms ripped through parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas late Saturday evening and Sunday morning, leaving at least 18 people dead and causing widespread damage.

Tornado Damages Homes as Texas and Oklahoma Residents Tell to Seek Shelter in the Southern Hemisphere, from New Mexico, to Oklahoma, and Oklahoma

Brownsville and Harlingen near the Texas-Mexico border already set new records Saturday for the May 25 calendar date — 99 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) and 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), respectively — according to the weather service.

Red Flag fire warnings were also in place in West Texas, all of New Mexico and parts of Oklahoma, Arizona and Colorado. There was very low humidity, and there were wind gusts of up to a hundredth of a mph.

“We’ve got very dry air, warm temperatures and strong winds creating a high fire danger over a wide area … that can lead to rapidly spreading or uncontrollable fires,” Taylor said.

April saw the United States’ second-highest number of tornadoes on record. So far for 2024, the country is already 25% ahead of the average number of twisters, according to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman.

The storm system causing the severe weather was expected to move east as the Memorial Day weekend continues, bringing rain that could delay the Indianapolis 500 auto race Sunday in Indiana and more severe storms in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky.

Excessive heat, especially for May, was the danger in South Texas, where the heat index was forecast to approach 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) in some spots during the weekend. The humidity will make the actual temperatures feel much hotter than they are.

Source: Tornado damages homes as Texas and Oklahoma residents told to seek shelter

Oklahoma City, North of Tulsa, was Shut Down due to a Tropical Tornado in October, 2014 at 40 kph

“There’s a small chance most of the matches are duds and we only see a few storms today. Still, that’s not a match I would want to play with. It only takes one storm to be impactful,” it said via Facebook.

The Norman office said the conditions were similar to a gasoline-soaked brush pile. Forecasters warned that the storms could blow large hail, dangerous winds and tornadoes.

The National Weather Service’s office in Norman, Oklahoma said on the social platform X that it was for northern Noble and far southern Kay counties, which is located north of Oklahoma City. Take cover if you are in the storm’s path. It said it was true.

The Claremore, Oklahoma, police announced on social media that the city about 28 miles (45 kilometers) east of Tulsa was “shut down” as a result of storm damage including downed power lines and trees and inaccessible roads.

The fire department in the city of Denton, about 37 miles (59.5 kilometers) north of Forth Worth, Texas, posted on X that emergency personnel were responding to a marina “for multiple victims, some reported trapped.”

The storm damaged homes, overturned motorhomes and knocked down power lines and trees throughout the area including points in Sanger, Pilot Point, Ray Roberts Lake and Isle du Bois State Park, Cobb said, adding that the number of injuries in the county was not immediately known.

The tornado was confirmed near Valley View, moving east at 40 mph (64 kph), prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning for northern Denton County, Cobb said.

There was a tornado that touched down in Texas, causing damage and injuries while a storm moved through Texas and Oklahoma.