“There’s absolutely nothing out of the ordinary in terms of what we saw yesterday and we see today,” said Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at Northern Illinois University, who studies severe storms. The tornadoes came on a wild weather day in Texas - wildfires burned in the west and a blizzard warning was issued for the Texas Panhandle, where up to 9 inches (23 centimeters) of snow fell. “And then one went up and another one came down.” “It was crystal clear, well defined,” Harkins said. He said the building was empty when the first tornado hit Monday, and that his family is thankful nobody was hurt. “There used to be a barn there,” Harkins said, pointing to an empty plot on his uncle’s property covered with scattered debris. Harkins, 59, said he saw two tornadoes pass by his Elgin home. Residents stepped carefully to avoid downed power lines as they worked to clean the remnants of broken ceilings, torn down walls and damaged cars. In Elgin, broken trees lined the rural roads and pieces of metal - uprooted by strong winds hung from the branches. In Texas, several tornadoes were reported Monday along the Interstate 35 corridor, particularly in the Austin suburbs of Round Rock and Elgin, as well as in northern and eastern Texas and southern Oklahoma. More than 8,000 households live in such temporary quarters, officials said. Louisiana’s federal and state authorities reminded thousands of hurricane survivors living in government-provided mobile homes and recreational vehicle trailers to have an evacuation plan because the structures might not withstand the expected weather. The roofs of several homes were damaged in Toxey, Alabama, after a storm preceded by tornado warnings passed through the area, the National Weather Service tweeted. The system dumped heavy rain, downed trees and prompted multiple tornado warnings as it moved into Alabama Tuesday evening. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi, were among the cities at risk for bad weather. Forecasters predicted intense tornadoes and damaging winds, some hurricane-force with speeds of 75 mph (120 kph) or greater, in much of Mississippi, southern and eastern Louisiana, and western Alabama. The storms were expected to intensify throughout the day as temperatures rise, increasing the threat of tornadoes, hail and strong winds.
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Deputies in Caddo Parish, which includes Shreveport, rescued three drivers from high waters during the night, the sheriff’s office tweeted before dawn.
High water posed a threat to motorists early Tuesday in Louisiana on several roads, including a stretch of Interstate 20 and several state highways after rains overnight, authorities said. Shelters opened for residents who needed a place to stay while the storms traveled through. Many schools were closing early or canceling after-school activities Tuesday in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi to allow students to get home before the weather deteriorated. Campus police at Mississippi State University, in Starkville, shared a photo of a large hardwood tree lying across a street. High winds uprooted trees in Ridgeland, Mississippi, as a possible tornado passed the Jackson-area city Tuesday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or serious damage to buildings. While the metropolitan region is often struck by severe weather and heavy rains, it’s rare that a tornado moves through the city. It wasn’t immediately known whether anyone was injured. “As of right now no major injuries are reported,” McGinnis said.
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