Deadly ice storm, tornadoes hit hard
The slow-moving ice storm that killed at least six people across the central U.S. over the weekend, leaving tens of thousands powerless and causing scores of car accidents, continued across portions of the region on Monday.
Late Monday, ice storm and winter storm warnings remained in effect from Colorado to Michigan.
By Tuesday and into Wednesday, the storm will weaken somewhat but still bring some light ice and a few inches of snow to portions of the Great Lakes, northern New York state and New England, AccuWeather said.
Meanwhile, severe storms and a few tornadoes pounded Texas late Sunday and early Monday.
Thousands of people remained without power in Oklahoma and Kansas, the Associated Press reported. In Dodge City, Kan., the damage was described as “really, really bad” on the Facebook page of the local utility company, the Victory Electric Cooperative Association.
“The damages are so bad that it’s likely going to be a while before you have power,” the utility company said.
The storm’s largest ice total was the 1 inch of ice that encased the tiny town of Beaver, Okla., the weather service said. Many other towns in Texas, Missouri and Kansas saw at least a half-inch of ice.
The snowiest spot was Red Mountain Pass, Colo., where 29.5 inches was recorded.
Multiple car accidents were reported in several central states over the weekend, including deadly crashes in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
A United Express plane slid off the runway early Monday in Amarillo, Texas, which saw light snow, the Associated Press said. The airline says no one was injured.
Strong storms moved through Houston on Monday morning, following a night of severe weather.
Tornado warnings were sounded north of Houston on Monday morning, but no tornadoes were spotted. There were two tornadoes in northern Texas on Sunday evening, the Storm Prediction Center said. Both caused damage.