Winter storm warnings: Flash flooding continues as weekend threatens repeat storms

A tornado hit Fort Lauderdale, Florida over the weekend, causing an explosion.

The tornado hit power cables in the city of Fort Lauderdale, causing a generator to explode.

Fort Lauderdale officials said in a Facebook post that no injuries have been reported, and the damage from the storm appears to be minor.

Blizzard warnings have been issued in several states amid a major storm across the southeast of the US.

Warnings were in effect from northeast Arizona up to southern Nebraska, where up to a foot of snow had fallen by Monday morning.

Meanwhile, the NWS has warned that more than half a dozen states could see snowfall through Monday afternoon and overnight.

The Gulf Coast is bracing for tornadoes today amid a major storm in the region.

The National Weather Service has warned severe thunderstorms capable of strong wind gusts and tornadoes are expected across the Gulf Coast States this afternoon.

The agency added that the severe weather will continue into Tuesday morning in southeast Texas and southern Louisiana across southern Mississippi, southern Alabama to the western Florida Panhandle.

“Severe thunderstorms capable of strong wind gusts and tornadoes are expected across the Gulf Coast States this afternoon through early Tuesday morning, spanning southeast Texas and southern Louisiana across southern Mississippi, southern Alabama to the western Florida Panhandle,” the NWS said.

A winter storm hit the Northeast of the US on Sunday, 7 January, bringing heavy snow, rain, and strong winds to the area.

Snow did hit New York, but melted quickly and gave way to sleet and freezing rain, creating treacherous conditions for New Yorkers to travel in.

New York City faces a nearly 700-day snow drought and many thought this weekend’s storm would break that.

Nearly 20 million people across the country received winter warnings, with parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey expected to get up to two inches of snow per hour.

Officials in the Northeast have warned of dangerous conditions and cautioned against travelling unnecessarily.

As the Gulf Coast braces for a major storm and possible tornadoes, airports across the US are reporting delays, marking another day of potential travel chaos in the country.

As of Monday morning, 1,092 flights within, into, or out of the US were delayed, while 426 were cancelled, according to the tracker FlightAware. On Sunday, more than 7,000 were delayed and more than 837 were cancelled.

As Storm Finn ramps up to bring rain, strong winds, snow and tornadoes to the southeast US, the northeast is also recovering from a major winter storm that hit over the weekend. That storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to much of the region, creating dangerous road conditions and putting nearly 20 million people under winter warnings.

While Florida prepares for tornadoes, midwest states are bracing for a powerful winter storm expected to bring strong winds, heavy snowfall and treacherous driving conditions.

Winter storm and blizzard warnings are in effect from northeastern New Mexico to eastern Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service. The storm will bring heavy winter weather to much of Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa.

Arizona already felt the impacts of extreme winter weather yesterday, when dangerous road conditions and weather-related car accidents resulted in closures throughout Interstate 40, CNN reports.

More than nine million people are under an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms in the Gulf Coast region, the National Weather Service reports. That region includes Houston, New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Meanwhile, more than 27 million people in the Gulf Coast region are under some form of thunderstorm warning, whether a marginal, slight, or enhanced warning.

The National Weather Service has issued wind warnings from eastern New Mexico to the Atlantic coast.

With forecasters predicting winds of 50 miles per hour across the Gulf Coast and possible tornadoes, they say power outages are possible for much of the region, The New York Times reports.

The New Orleans National Weather Service is warning residents to be “weather aware” overnight Monday into Tuesday as Storm Finn hits the region.

Forecasters expect heavy winds, hail and tornadoes to hit the region today and tomorrow. The New Orleans NWS warned residents to make sure their cell phones are not on silent tonight so weather alerts will wake them up. The NWS also advised that residents should brace for power outages by preparing flashlights.