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

The Bay County, Florida Sheriff Tommy Ford told residents to seek sturdy shelter and find a safe place inside their home as a squall line passes through the region.

He told residents the Sheriff’s Office has already received numerous damage reports as a result of the storm.

The Jackson County, Florida Sheriff’s Office has requested extra rescue equipment and manpower from Houston County, Alabama in the wake of a tornado in the Marianna area, Public Information Coordinator Ramsey Romero told The Independent.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said there have been no reports of fatalities in the region as of late Tuesday morning but was unable to provide any information on the number of injuries at this time.

Several inches of snow are falling across Iowa as every county in the state sits under either a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory.

The National Weather Service (NWS) for Des Moines has recorded more than 7 inches of snow in their region, with more still falling as of Tuesday morning. More than half that snow fell in just six hours, according to the NWS.

Meanwhile, the Des Moines airport has recorded more than 6 inches, with snow still falling.

Travel conditions are proving dangerous — the Des Moines Police warned residents to stay home unless it is absolutely necessary to travel.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued tornado watches to northern Florida, southeast Georgia and much of South Carolina as Storm Finn moves northward.

There is a high likelihood of tornadoes and high wind in the region until 6 pm local time, the NWS said.

Tornadoes and destructive winds are blowing through Florida after a dangerous evening on Monday.

Storm Finn initially threatened the Florida panhandle Monday night, moving eastward into Tuesday and expanding the possibility of tornadoes across northern Florida. Several tornadoes were reported, with one in Marianna, Florida injuring seven.

Northern Florida now faces an intense squall line moving across the region, bringing continuous threats of high winds. As Storm Finn moves north, the National Weather Service has also issued tornado watches to residents of southeast Georgia and the Carolinas.

A tornado struck near Marianna, Florida last night, injuring seven and causing property damage across Jackson County, Public Information Coordinator Ramsey Romero told The Independent.

Several counties in central and southern Florida are under a tornado watch until Tuesday at 9 pm local time, the National Weather Service reports.

10 million people are impacted by the watch, along with 1,875 schools and 122 hospitals. Wind gusts of 70 miles per hour and quarter-sized hail are also possible.

The watch comes as northern Florida endures an “intense” squall line moving through the region just hours after a series of tornadoes swept through the area overnight.

New York City officials have evacuated nearly 2,000 migrants from their emergency housing in Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field, local outlets Spectrum News NY 1 and the New York Daily News report.

Officials evacuated them to a nearby high school due to the field’s proximity to Jamaica Bay amid forecasts of coastal flooding and damaging winds Tuesday evening.

“The health and safety of migrants in our care is always a top priority, which is why we are currently overseeing the relocation of 1,900 guests from the humanitarian emergency response and relief center at Floyd Bennett Field,” a spokesperson from New York City Hall told Spectrum News NY 1.

Several counties in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina are under a tornado warning as the National Weather Service reports multiple tornadoes detected by radar in the region.

Several of the warnings include the possibility of pea-sized hail as Storm Finn moves north along the Atlantic Coast.

The number of flights cancelled so far Tuesday surpassed the cancellations recorded during the weekend winter storm in the northeast or on Monday when Storm Finn first hit the US, according to FlightAware.

At least 945 flights within, into, or out of the US have been cancelled as of Tuesday afternoon, with more than 5,000 delayed. Meanwhile, Saturday travellers saw more than 500 cancellations nationwide, while 838 were cancelled the following day.

Monday came in at 814 cancelled flights as well.

With tornadoes hitting the southeast, torrential rain slamming the northeast and winter storms blowing through the Pacific Northwest, travel chaos will likely continue through the day and into Wednesday.