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USA Today
23-04-2025
- Climate
- USA Today
Powerful line of storms could bring tornadoes, hail the size of baseballs
Powerful line of storms could bring tornadoes, hail the size of baseballs Show Caption Hide Caption Storm risk stretches through the Southeast Spring storms are dumping rain across many parts of the Southeast, causing traffic delays and bringing flash floods. As parts of the central U.S. recover from a deadly outbreak of severe weather, a line of storms is forecast to unleash large hail, heavy rain and tornadoes across the South. Potent thunderstorms on April 22 will extend from northeastern Kansas to Texas and New Mexico, according to AccuWeather. The most powerful storms could unleash hail the size of baseballs, heavy rain and "a couple of tornadoes." "Property damage can be significant in the strongest storms," AccuWeather warned. Through the end of the week, the same southern states will be at risk of severe thunderstorms, large hail and tornadoes as a line of showers barrels across the region. On April 25, the heavy rain could extend into the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, AccuWeather said. The storms are brewing as central U.S. states, especially Oklahoma, are recovering from a major weekend storm system that spun up tornadoes, damaged homes and killed at least three people, including a 12-year-old boy. Flood advisories were still active on April 22 from Missouri to Louisiana and Mississippi as floodwaters pour into rivers and head downstream. Fire breaks out in Pennsylvania, consumes hundreds of acres Firefighters in eastern Pennsylvania worked to control a blaze that erupted over the weekend and exploded in size, stretching across dry mountainous terrain and coming dangerously close to homes. The Packerton Fire, which is also known as the Jim Thorpe Fire or Bear Mountain Fire, set 426 acres ablaze and is 15% contained, according to USA TODAY's wildfire data. The fire is burning near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County, which is around 82 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The cause of the wildfire is unknown. High winds quickly expanded the fire after it erupted. As of April 22, the winds have slowed but the brush remains dry and continues to fuel the raging wildfire, officials said. Much of southeast Pennsylvania remains at "high" fire danger, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Oklahoma battered by 'historical weather event' A sprawling storm system unleashed multiple tornadoes and triggered major flooding across Oklahoma as it swept across the state over the weekend. A tornado in Spaulding, a town about 80 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, destroyed two homes, killed one person and injured two others, according to the Hughes County Emergency Management agency. In Moore, about 11 miles south of Oklahoma City, police found the bodies of a 44-year-old woman and her 12-year-old son in a vehicle stranded in floodwaters. The Moore Police Department identified the deceased as Erika Lott and Rivers Bond. "This was a historical weather event that impacted roads and resulted in dozens of high-water incidents across the city," The Moore Police Department said in a statement. Contributing: Julia Gomez
New York Post
21-04-2025
- Climate
- New York Post
Mom and her 12-year-old son killed in 'historical' storms
A mother and her 12-year-old son were among three killed in 'historical' storms that slammed Oklahoma when their car was swept away in flood waters. Erika Lott, 44, and her 12-year-old son Rivers Bond were inside one of two stranded vehicles in flood waters in Moore, south of Oklahoma City, late Saturday, the Moore Police Department said. The mother and son were eventually found dead in their swept-away car at around 2 a.m. Sunday after an extensive search, KOCO reported. Advertisement Another person inside the vehicle was able to be rescued, the outlet said. Bond was a sixth-grade student at Apple Creek Elementary, which is near the location of the crash, the school told the outlet. The county responded to dozens of other reports of 'high water incidents,' police said. Advertisement 4 The Moore Police Department responded to reports of cars swept away by severe flooding on Saturday evening. KWTV-DT 'This was a historical weather event that impacted roads and resulted in dozens of high-water incidents across the city,' Moore police said in a statement Sunday. The storm also killed one person about 80 miles southeast in Spaulding after tornadoes touched down in the area, according to the Hughes County Emergency Management. 4 Facebook / Erika Lott Advertisement 4 Erika Lott and her son, Rivers Bond, were killed in the flooding. They are survived by husband and father, Jason Lott. Facebook / Erika Lott Several homes and structures were destroyed, and there were 'numerous washouts' of county roads, the department wrote in a Facebook post. The tornado, which 'skipped and jumped around' over a path of 6 to 7 miles in the rural area, seemed to track across the north side of town to a shopping center, 'leaving a lot of damage to buildings, power lines and trees,' Jason Keck, Ada director of emergency management, said in a Facebook post. At least two tornadoes also crossed Parker County in Texas on Saturday, ripping off the roofs of several homes, photos showed. Advertisement 4 Several homes and structures were destroyed as tornadoes touched down in other parts of Oklahoma. AP On Sunday, the storm moved northeast, bringing a high risk of damaging hail, wind, and heavy rain in Arkansas, Missouri, southern Illinois, and southeastern Iowa. The severe weather left thousands in Missouri without power. Additional heavy rain is expected across parts of the Plains this week. There is a high risk of more flooding as streams and the ground are already inundated with water, Bob Oravec, lead forecaster with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center, told the AP. A GoFundMe to support funeral and medical costs for Jason Lott, a first responder who lost his wife, Erika Lott, and son Bond, has raised over $10,000 of its $15,000 goal as of Monday. With Post wires.
