Twisters struck across America, smashing homes, businesses, hospitals and farm buildings - and forecasters said the accompanying storms would have an impact 'all the way from California to the northeast'.
A steady stream of tornado warnings was issued on Wednesday across large portions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.One, which touched down in southwest Louisiana, damaged several buildings on the campus of a hospital, another, in neighbouring Mississippi, destroyed four large chicken houses - one containing 5,000 roosters.Dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed in Texas, too.At least five people were injured In the Dallas suburb of Grapevine, police said.
The forecast was for more severe storms with additional tornadoes to be expected across an area of the Gulf Coast region populated by nearly three million people from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama.The storm system also blanketed North Dakota with snow. Pic: The Bismarck Tribune via APIcy weather from the huge storm was expected to affect the US from coast to coast at some point, with ice and snow heading to the eastern US in coming days.
Frank Pereira, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland, said:"This system is notable for the fact that it's going to impact areas all the way from California to eventually the northeast."
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