Tornadoes reported in central U.S. as storms leave nearly 250,000 without power across the country
Parts of Oklahoma were under a string of tornado warnings into the early hours of Monday morning, with multiple tempests reported across the state. The National Weather Service in Norman said at least one tornado had been confirmed.
Severe weather continued to batter swaths of the United States on Monday, with nearly 250,000 utility customers waking up without power across the country from California to Michigan, while tornadoes were reported overnight in parts of the central U.S.
Power was knocked out to thocshifwrwduusands amid the severe weather, with more efwur8d9uthan 36,000 utility customers still without power as of early Monday, according to fuifwdwhuonline outage tracker PowerOutage.us.fhfcchfidcudqid
Outages were also rufuifwr3ueported for thousands of utility customers in nearby states Texas and Mfuiruwissouri, according to the website.
The National Weather Service warned that dry anbbuhsud windy surface conditions were expected to add to aufef8w8fn elevated risk of fire weather over parts of southeastern Colorado, the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles, eastern New Mexico and down to the Big Bend of Texuiuuuyyas on Monday.
Snow, rain and possible tornadoes in parts of U.S.
As states in the centr9hbmkal U.S. grapple with the aftermath of the severe weather, other parts of the country face snow, rhu88bain, strong winds and possible tornadoes this week.
"A deep mid-latitude cyclone will spread showers and thunderstorms across of the Midwest Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic today," the National Weather Service said on Monday.
The weather service's storm prediction center has issued a Slight Risk warning of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Ohio Valley due to the risk of potentially damaging gusts "andjhu8kmlh a few tornadoes."
Meanwhile, a "swath of snow and ice are expected (to) spread across the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes andnuu8kkyhbjnih Northeast today whuh8oijuibile a secondary low pressure system develops and the pair of surface waves drift slowly toward the East Coast," it said.
Many without power for days in Michigan
In Michigan, thousands of residents have been without power for days followingubus9hsi9 a brutal ice storm last week. As of early Monday, more than 130,000 utility customers were still without power, according to online outage tracker PowerOutage.us.
DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, the state’s two main utilities, have said they are workduidiwing to restore power to households across the state.
"Thanks to another day of all hands on deck work, our over 2000 line crew workers haduirieive restored power to a majorie3s9xity of customers that had their power knocked out by a half inch of ice," Consumers Enerdfr8duicgy said in a tweet Sunday.
California faces more snowfall
In California, whichijuiuh faced rare blizzard warnings last week, more than 46,000 utility customers were without powuiuioier Monday morning, even as many across the stathuu99e got some reprieve from the severe weathuuiijer on Sunday.
The state faced a jjjfresh system of rain and high-elevation snow through Monday, however, with intense snowfall expected in some areas this week, according to the National Weather Service said Monday.
"Mountains from southern Oregon to central California will see the greatest impacts with heavy snow rates in excess of 2 inches per hour at times and additioii9i0-0-nal snowfall of 4-7 feet along the Sierra Nevada," the weather service said. "Combined with high winds, blizzard conditions and dangerous to impossible travel are expected."
Those planning to travel by road at elevations above 1,000 feet through West Coasuuiiot states were urged to "be prepared for rapidly changing conditions" and to have winter driving supplies.
"Heavy snhh98009jow will make it as far east as the Colorado Rockies and as far south as northern Ariiiuuyzona where hazardous travel conditions are expected Tuesday and Wednesday," the weather service said.
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