Tornado outbreak for the South; More snow in the Northwest
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- Tornado outbreak for the South; More snow in the Northwest
- New storm barrage causes train collision in South
- New storm barrage could cause more floods in South
Tornado outbreak for the South; More snow in the Northwest
USA Today
Storms are expected to become more intense and widespread as the day progresses. The Storm Prediction Center has defined a moderate risk area for severe thunderstorms that includes western Tennessee most of Mississippi and Alabama parts of central and southern Georgia and northern Florida. Storms that are already firing along the Gulf Coast have prompted a.
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New storm barrage causes train collision in South
The Associated Press
(AP) — Another barrage of storms hit the southeast Thursday causing a collision between a passenger train and a tree and sending at least one person to the hospital after lightning struck a home. Flood warnings as well as tornado watches and warnings were in effect around the region. In south Mississippi an Amtrak train hit a tree the storm knocked onto the tracks south of McComb in Pike County injuring the conductor said Carlene Statham assistant director of Pike County Civil Defense. The train was headed from Chicago to New rleans with 71 passengers aboard when it hit the tree Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said. The only report of an injury was the conductor who complained of back pain. nly the engine lost contact with the tracks and the “the train is powered lit and heated” Magliari said.
New storm barrage could cause more floods in South
The Associated Press
“All the rivers are still so swollen that it’s not going to take a lot of rain to bring them back up” said weather service meteorologist Jeff Garmon in Mobile Ala. Forecasters warned possible tornadoes could be kicked up with hail and high winds as the system heads across the Southeast. A tornado warning was in effect for the Baton Rouge area in Louisiana. School officials in Enterprise Ala. canceled classes Thursday as a precaution mindful of a tornado that killed eight students at a high school there two years ago. Several other Alabama school systems said they would release students earlier than usual Thursday before the brunt of the system arrives. “Everybody here is still a little antsy” said School Superintendent Jim Reese alluding to the deadly March 2007 tornado.