February 25, 2007
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GOES East Water Vapor Satellite (click on the above link for 12 hour loop)
The severe storms today across the USA are not caused exclusively by the current vortex over the country. It is 'accelerated' by the votex over the Atlantic. It is the North Atlantic Vortex that is causing the severity of this weather system to cause such devastation.
Two sided storm: midwest snow, southern tornadoes (click on)
WZZM 13/AP
Created: 2/25/2007 6:20:44 AM
Updated: 2/25/2007 7:56:51 AM
DENVER (AP) - The same winter storm that is affecting West Michigan today moved swiftly across the country Saturday, dumping more than a foot of snow on the Upper Midwest.
The National Weather Service says between 15 and 18 inches have fallen on parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
At least seven traffic deaths in Wisconsin are blamed on the weather. Thousands of people are without power in Iowa, Oklahoma and Nebraska.
The search is resuming Sunday morning in southern Arkansas for an undetermined number of people unaccounted for following yesterday's storms and tornadoes.
National Guard troops have been called in to help with the cleanup. At least 27 people were hurt amid heavy destruction in the town of Dumas, southeast of Little Rock.
The storms cut power, demolished businesses, flipped mobile homes and tossed cars into trees. People who were in a McDonald's took shelter in a walk-in freezer. A hospital passed out sandwiches to people waiting to be treated.
The mayor of Dumas says damage to the town's commercial and industrial district is so severe a lot of people are going to be out of work for a long time.
Officials in Colorado closed about 200 miles of Interstate 70 due to snow and slippery pavement. Whiteout conditions caused a 35-car pileup outside Denver.
More than 250 flights have been canceled at Chicago's two airports.
Storm rages across state, spawning tornadoes (click on)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON - A church in Indianola was nearly cut in half Saturday evening as a fierce storm swept across the state, spawning tornadoes, causing more than 9,000 power outages and leaving some structures heavily damaged.
The Sunflower County Sheriff's Office said a church on Highway 49 in Indianola had major water damage after its roof and some bricks were blown off. In the same town, a house's carport was ripped off, as high winds and tornadoes moved across the area.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office had reports of power outages after a tornado touched down in the county near the Arkansas border.
In Issaquena County a tree limb fell on the roof of a house.
No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.
According to WLBT, Entergy confirmed about 9,630 customers across the state lost power Saturday night. The news station said some of those customers may not get power back until late Sunday.
