The strong winds recorded bursts of more than 128 km/h. Product of their forces, fires appeared that forced evacuate.
A storm killed three people in the states of Texas and Oklahoma, United States. It moves over the center of the country and hits the region with harmful wind bursts with a force of hurricane. It is feared that its blinding force will flame flames with fire risk.
United States: a tornado that hit Texas and Oklahoma left six dead
Wind bursts were recorded with the force of hurricane, of more than 128 km/h when whipping the southern plains this Friday. These killed at least three people in car accidents due to dust storms.
More than 168,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in Texas and Oklahomaaccording to the Poweroutage.us portal, in the midst of the fierce winds, which turned trucks, trees and electric lines.
With great propagation, the fires appeared pushed by strong winds in the midst of extremely dry conditions. The catastrophe forced evacuating throughout the state, including in Leedey and NormanOklahoma, where un group of “dangerous forest fires” moved quickly towards the northeastaccording to the National Meteorological Service (NWS).
More evacuations and damage
Some sites where there were more evacuations correspond to the western part of StillwaterOklahoma and Lake TanglewoodTexas, just out of yellow, according to the Randall County Sheriff Office. In the Texas Panhandle, A fire burned about 3,844 hectares In a few hours since it began, according to the Texas A&M forest service.
A level 5 of 5 high -risk storm was issued this Friday afternoon in Mississippi and Alabama for Saturday for a “probable outbreak of tornadoes”, according to the Storm Prediction Center. Some of the declared emergency states were Alabama, Kansas and Missouri due to the threat of severe climate and fires.
Source: Ambito
