The severe climate moves east; At least 39 people dead after storms

A dynamic storm that caused predictions of predictions of the dangerous weekend tornadoes, dust storms and forest fires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

The system that brought a severe climate and floods to the central and eastern part of the country during the weekend moved from the East coast on Monday morning with some showers that persist from the middle Atlantic to eastern New England, according to Marc Chenard, a meteorologist of the National Meteorological Service.

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Another system that comes this week

Another system is moving from the rocky mountains and when entering the plains in the next few days, Chenard said. The threat of the winter climate is removed on Tuesday until Wednesday in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan, with important snow and wind that bring dangerous conditions. To the south, through parts of the plains, there will be drier air, bringing climate risk of fire.

Multiple tornadoes in several states

The massive storm that began on Friday obtained an unusual designation of “high risk” of meteorologists. Even so, experts said it is not unusual to see such Extreme weather in March.

“It is not so weird to have impacts on all states, but this was even on the strongest side than we would typically see,” he said.

There was a significant outbreak of tornadoes, with 46 tornadoes on Friday and 41 on Saturday, according to a preliminary position, Chenard said. There were no reporters on Sunday, but there were many wind reports, especially West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.

Two strong tornados crossed the same Mississippi County, the home of the city of Tylertown, of Tylertown, Mississippi, in approximately one hour of the other on Saturday, according to a new preliminary report of the National Meteorological Service. The Trutantes couple caused devastating damage to Walthall County, at the southern end of Mississippi.

The first tornado, assigned a preliminary rating of EF-3, carved on the ground through Walthall county after landing in Louisiana around 12:15 pm, the second, given a preliminary rating of EF-2, landed by northwest Tylertown around 1:15 pm.

In Tylertown, the high trees were torn in half and the entire neighborhoods were annihilated. Six people were killed and more than 200 were displaced, said Governor Tate Reeves.

Hailey Hart and his fiance Steve Romero stuck with his three huskies inside his 1994 Toyota Celica when a tornado shattered his house on Saturday. Romero said he prayed out loud and hugged Hart as the car rolled to his side, the windows broke, before he landed on his wheels again.

“It was a bad dream come true,” Romero said. The couple escaped with just scratches.

Wayne County, Missouri, resident Dakota Henderson said he and others rescuing trapped neighbors found five bodies scattered in debris out of what was left of his aunt’s house. Dispersed Twisters killed at least a dozen people in the state on Friday, authorities said.

The Forensic Jim Akers of Butler County, Missouri, described the house where a man was killed as “only a field of rubble.”

“The floor was the other way around,” he said. “We were walking on the walls.”

Forest fires and dust storms were also mortal

Forest fires It caused extensive damage in Oklahoma and officials in Oklahoma and Texas warned that parts of both states would again face a greater risk of fire danger this week.

Oklahoma officials said that more than 130 fires were reported in Oklahoma on Friday and that more than 400 houses throughout the state were damaged.

“No one has enough resources to fight fires when the wind blows 70 mph,” said Terry Essty, Stillwater firefighters, Oklahoma. “It is an insurmountable task.”

The Oklahoma emergency management department said Sunday night that the main coroner’s office had confirmed four deaths related to fires or strong winds throughout the state.

The dust storms stimulated by the strong winds have been mortal. Eight people died in an accumulation of Kansas roads that involved at least 50 vehicles, according to the state road patrol. The authorities said three people also died in car accidents during a yellow dust storm, in the Texas Panhandle.

Refuge and recovery efforts

President Donald Trump said the White House was monitoring the storms and would help state and local officials help in recovery. He said that the National Guard troops were deployed in Arkansas, where officials confirmed three deaths.

“Please, join Melania and me to pray for all those affected by these terrible storms!” Trump posted on his social network on Sunday.

At least three people, including an 82 -year -old woman, were killed in downtown Alabama when multiple tornado swept.

In Troy, Alabama, Parks officials said the recreation center where many residents had taken refuge had to close due to storm damage during the night. No one was injured.

“We are grateful that the Lord provides protection over our community, and more than 200 guests at the Storm Refuge of the Recreation Center on Saturday night,” said the parks department in a statement.

Originally published: March 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM MDT