Tornadic Thunderstorms Barrel Across Central Plains

Tornadic thunderstorms developed over the central United States on Thursday night time, March 5, bringing heavy rain throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, satellite tv for pc footage reveals.

The National Weather Service (NWS) had warned of “numerous” showers and thunderstorms in Texas and Oklahoma, and storms with massive hail and potential tornadoes throughout Oklahoma and Kansas, because the system moved over the area on Thursday night time.

Footage from the Cooperative Institute for Research within the Atmosphere (CIRA) reveals the “severe and tornadic thunderstorms” on Thursday night time.

The extreme climate danger would persist for the southern and central Plains into Friday night, officials he mentioned. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA by way of Storyful