Tornadoes hit Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, causing widespread power outages in the region and canceling hundreds of flights into and out of the Dallas area.
Tornado watches were issued into Thursday night in Texas’s Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field have reported more than 400 flight cancellations either to or from the airports, according to Flight Aware.
The storm system is working its way from southeast Oklahoma into Texas, as well as parts of Arkansas and Louisiana.
Tornado Watch
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado watch for portions of Southern and central Arkansas, as well as Northern Louisiana effective from 5:40 p.m. until midnight CST.The NWS also noted the risk of flash flooding in the region due to significant severe storms and heavy rain on Thursday. “Think now about what to do during a warning wherever you expect to be,” it warned residents.
Teams from the NWS planned to survey areas on Friday for likely tornado damage in the storm’s path.
Forecasters predict the storm system will proceed eastward on Friday, through Ohio and Tennessee River valleys, bringing threats of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms. The system will likely generate snow across the eastern Great Lakes and New England later in the day.