After at least nine tornadoes were reported in parts of the central United States, a barrage of snow, rain, and strong winds is expected Monday from the West Coast to the Great Lakes, with some still without power after a similar string of severe weather last week.
Over 300,000 US homes and businesses were without power as of Monday afternoon.
Two-thirds of the outages occurred in Michigan, which is bracing for another round of ice and snow on Monday.
California had over 66,000 outages, while Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee each had over 10,000.
Tornadoes And Severe Winds Strike The Central US
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In Memphis, Texas, a gust of 114 mph was recorded, which is equivalent to the sustained wind in a Category 3 hurricane.
According to CNN's Ed Lavandera, flipped cars and downed trees littered neighborhoods where roofs had been ripped off homes early Monday.
According to preliminary survey data from the National Weather Service office in Norman, the tornado on Sunday night was at least an EF-2.
The survey team will continue to survey the path "where significant damage has been reported," according to the weather service, and more information about the wind speed, path length, and tornado width will be available once the survey is completed.
In preparation for severe winds and possible hail Sunday night into Monday, a unit at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, relocated most of its aircraft to protect them and ensure they could still be deployed if needed, according to the base.
As the storm moves north Monday afternoon, cities such as Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Ohio, could see a slight risk of severe weather, including a few tornadoes and wind gusts.
Until 7 p.m., a tornado watch is in effect for southeastern Ohio, northeastern Kentucky, and western West Virginia.
ET Monday, with a watch in effect for parts of Ohio, eastern Indiana, and far northern Kentucky until 6 p.m. ET, with cities such as Fort Wayne, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus included.
A separate system of rain and high-elevation snow will push from the Pacific Northwest down into California and into the Rockies through Monday in the West, where last week's storms prompted rare blizzard warnings and road flooding in California.
Winter weather warnings were issued in nine western states Monday, with heavy snowfall expected across the region, including up to 10 inches in Washington state's Cascades by early Tuesday; 1 to 3 feet in high elevations and mountain peaks in western Oregon; and 1 to 3 feet in mountainous areas of the Rockies.
A blizzard warning is still in effect for California's Sierra Nevada mountains, which could receive 2 to 6 feet of snow.
Interstate 80 was closed from Applegate, California, to the Nevada state line on Monday "due to whiteout conditions," according to the state transportation department in a tweet.
Snowfall totals aren't expected to be massive, but there's a good chance that several inches will fall in New York and parts of New England, as per Fox News.
The storm is also expected to last through the Tuesday morning commute, causing delays for millions of people traveling along Interstate 95 from New York City through Connecticut, Rhode Island, and into the Boston area.
Climate change is likely to increase the risk of damaging winds from tropical systems for millions of homes and businesses along the East Coast, from the Northeast to the Southeast and the Gulf Coast, according to a new report from the First Street Foundation.
Overall, the expected Average Annual Loss (AAL) from this risk rises from $18.5 billion to $19.9 billion over the next 30 years, and 13.4 million properties are likely to face tropical cyclone winds that do not currently face such risk.
