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Millions across the central US are on guard for more severe weather after tornadoes struck Oklahoma City


Millions across the central US are on guard for more severe weather after tornadoes struck Oklahoma City

Tens of millions of people in the headquarters US out of Texas for the Midwest will be on guard storm until the start of the work week as cleanup efforts continue in the… Oklahoma City Subway afterwards Tornadoes left widespread damage and injuries throughout the region.

At least five people were injured in Oklahoma Cityand numerous houses And Pursue suffered extensive damage from the tornadoes. Crews are still working to clear debris from the roads and restore power.

So far, the National Weather Service office in NormanOklahoma, said survey teams found damage consistent with at least one EF-2 tornado in the Valley Book, Oklahoma. Meteorologists believe at least seven tornadoes touched down in the region, but the number could rise to 12 or 13.

Oklahoma City is once again under the spotlight for severe weather on Sunday

This graphic shows the severe weather threat on Sunday, November 3, 2024. (FOX Weather)

The Oklahoma City area has already been heavily impacted by severe weather, and the threat will continue throughout Sunday and into the start of the new work week on Monday.

According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC), it is serious Thunderstorm will be possible across much of the southern and central plains.

More than 10 million people from Texas to Oklahoma to parts of the Southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas were assigned a level 2 out of 5 risk on the SPCs 5-level risk scale for severe thunderstorms on Sunday.

These include cities such as: DallasOklahoma City and Tulsa.

However, there is a higher risk of storms in parts of North Texas and southeast Oklahoma on Sunday, and that region has been placed in a risk level of 3 out of 5.

This higher threat zone includes cities like Sherman, Denison And Gainesville in Texas, as well Ardmore And Ada in Oklahoma.

This graphic shows the tornado, damaging winds and major hail threat on Sunday, November 3, 2024.(FOX Weather)

The SPC says several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms will move across the region through Sunday night, some of which could produce large tornadoes hail and harmful wind Gusts.

Damaging winds and large hail have already hit the region, with wind gusts of 80 miles per hour reported Checotah And Adair in Oklahoma during the storm late Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.

34 million people from Texas to the Midwest are at risk of severe weather on Monday

This graphic shows the risk of severe weather on Monday, November 4, 2024.(FOX Weather)

More than 34 million people from Texas to the Midwest will have to keep an eye on the skies Monday as the threat of severe weather spreads across a larger area of ​​the central United States

In cities such as B. violent storms are possible Dallas And Houston in Texas as well as Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma and St Louis And Kansas City In Missouri.

This graphic shows the tornado, damaging winds and major hail threat on Monday, November 4, 2024. (FOX Weather)

However, the SPC ordered nearly 2 million people from East Texas to eastern Oklahoma to the west Arkansas and a level 3 out of 5 severe weather risk for southwest Missouri.

Thunderstorms developing on Monday have the potential to produce tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts.

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