The outbreak outbreak outbreak in the center of the USA, part of an important storm that has killed 3 so far

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A powerful storm system roared in the west and the south on Friday night, unleashing a series of tornadoes that carved roads of destruction and left at least three dead in Missouri.

Tornado’s burst crossed cities under the cover of darkness, the most dangerous and deadly moment for a tornado outbreak.

The magnitude of the damage was not clear in the morning hours of Saturday, since the forecasts of the National Meteorological Service furiously issued tornado warnings and the radar lit up with serious Wisconsin electric storms to Mississippi.

It is part of an important low -pressure cross -country system that has killed at least six people so far and hit the US center. With bursts of hurricane force, creating a spring of blinding dust and ventilating forest fire flames.

As meteorological service meteorologists evaluate the damage on Saturday, the storm will gather a new force and point to the southeast, with the greatest possible risk of mortal tornadoes and severe storms on Saturday night.

Here are the latest updates:

• Missouri deaths: In the south of Missouri, the tornado outbreak on Friday night left three dead and several injured. Two deaths were reported in the Bakersfield area of ​​Ozark County, where emergency equipment is working to assess the damage and help those affected, according to The state patrol of the state of Missouri. In Butler County, a tornado hit Poplar Bluff, killing a person and wounding several others, said Butler County Emergency Management, Robbie Myers, CNN. The tornado caused significant damage to a supermarket, a garden of infants and other structures, according to Myers. Emergency teams are cleaning the rubble, and the Black River Coliseum has opened as a refuge for displaced residents, According to the Ema of the County. He Red Cross He announced plans to help with help efforts on Saturday.

• Exceptional tornado threat Saturday: The forecast warns that the threat of the tornado will increase after Friday’s outbreak generated at least 22 tornadoes reported throughout the center of the United States and the south. Violent EF4 or stronger tornadoes capable of traveling long distances are possible in the deep south.

• More than 130 fires in Oklahoma: Rapid fires began to appear in Oklahoma and Panhandle in Texas on Friday afternoon, fed by strong winds in the midst of bone drying conditions. Evacuation orders were still in force in parts of Oklahoma until Friday night, since the State fought more than 130 forest fires in 44 counties, according to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Department.

A fast fire in the western part of Stillwater, Oklahoma, also stimulated the evacuations, the city said. The evacuations were temporarily required in Lake Tanglewood, Texas, on the outskirts of yellow, According to the Randall County Sheriff’s Office. In the Panhandle in Texas, a fire in Roberts County has burned approximately 21,000 acres and is only contained in 50%, According to the Texas A&M forest service.

Another severe thunderstorm round will turn on Saturday morning and turn on what will probably be an even more dangerous tornado outbreak than Friday.

“Numerous significant tornadoes” are expected on Saturday morning in the deep south, according to the storm prediction center, which issued a rare level 5 of 5 high risk of severe storms for the day in Alabama and Mississippi.

This is the first high risk issued for severe electric storms since last May and only the fifth in the last five years, indicating an unusual confidence that Saturday could be a devastating day.

It is also because the number of tornadoes is not the only concern. Those who form could be unusually strong and durable, increasing the risk of destruction and deaths.

The forecast warned that Saturday’s tornadoes could be violent, or EF4 or stronger. Only 1% of all tornadoes become so strong, but represent a huge 66% of all tornado deaths, according to the storm prediction center.

The dangerous storms will begin to light the Saturday earlier than Friday, starting in eastern Louisiana and Mississippi during the morning and then progressing east throughout the day in the deep south. They will be more widespread and dangerous in the afternoon while tracking through Mississippi and Alabama.

The storms will also be capable of destructive bursts of hurricane force winds greater than 74 mph, equivalent to a hurricane of category 1 and large hail.

The storms will continue until night and during the night and will impact places like Atlanta after dusk. Night tornado Study 2022 Found, as demonstrated by the Friday Tornado outbreak.