Tornadoes spotted in Oklahoma, Kansas as strong gusts strike Midwest

Tornado sightings were reported successful Oklahoma and Kansas arsenic a powerful large wind carrying beardown gusts moved from Texas' panhandle Sunday evening.

Tornado watches and warnings remained successful effect in Oklahoma arsenic of early Monday morning. At slightest 2 tornadoes were spotted successful Oklahoma City, and harm was reported successful nan Norman and Shawnee areas, according to FOX Weather. Widespread gusts ranging from 70 to 90 miles per hr were reported successful southwest Oklahoma.

A tornado took down trees and powerfulness lines and damaged a location successful nan metropolis of Liberal, Kansas.

And upwind gusts of 114 miles per hr were recorded successful Hall County, Texas. Other gusts successful Amarillo and El Paso exceeded 70 miles per hour, and 1 personification was injured successful El Paso County's Fort Bliss aft they were blown disconnected their feet. El Paso's 71 mile per hr winds made for nan seventh-strongest gust recorded successful nan city.

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Large large wind unreality recorded successful Kansas connected Feb. 26, 2023. (Reuters)

An exit disconnected Interstate 10 successful Fort Bliss was closed owed to leaning powerfulness poles.

Forecasters warned that blowing particulate could trim visibility to 2 miles successful nan Oklahoma City metro area.

In McLean, Texas, residents were urged Sunday evening to return screen from a imaginable tornado.

Meteorologists forecast that storms could scope derecho status, a upwind large wind extending hundreds of miles pinch a statement of fast-moving thunderstorms.

Some thunderstorms person been recorded moving astatine 100 miles per hour, pinch gusts of 90 miles per hour.

Multiple advisories, watches and warnings for terrible upwind were issued crossed Oklahoma.

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The large wind took down trees and damaged powerfulness lines connected Feb. 26, 2023. (AP)

Residents successful affected areas were advised by meteorologists to unafraid loose objects, thrust cautiously and hole for damaging winds. Tornadoes could perchance scope nan F3 classification of strong, damaging tornadoes pinch imaginable upwind speeds greater than 200 miles per hour.

Isolated ample hail up to nan size of a shot crossed nan area could beryllium seen successful immoderate areas, including Norman, Oklahoma.

More than 10 cardinal group are covered successful nan terrible upwind threat, which extends from parts of Texas done Missouri. Tornadoes could create crossed parts of northbound Texas done occidental Oklahoma and into portions of Kansas and Missouri.

A location was damaged by nan powerful large wind connected nan evening of Feb. 26, 2023. (AP)

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Blowing Dust Advisories pinch High Wind Warnings were issued for overmuch of New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma done early Monday morning. The advisories are expected to displacement eastbound passim nan time into nan Ohio and Mississippi Valleys.

The terrible large wind threat connected Monday covers an area extending from Indiana and Ohio down to Tennessee, pinch nan highest consequence expected crossed eastbound Kentucky, confederate Indiana and Ohio.

The threat of severe weather will diminution connected Tuesday arsenic nan large wind strategy pushes disconnected nan Eastern Seaboard.