DALLAS (AP) — Multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, causing injuries and widespread damage in areas near Austin and Dallas, officials said. The storm system was poised to move into Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, carrying the risk of dangerous tornadoes and powerful winds.
In Texas,周一报道了几次龙卷风along the Interstate 35 corridor, particularly in the Austin suburbs of Round Rock and Elgin, and in an area west-northwest of Dallas-Fort Worth. Another reported tornado caused damage in the southern Oklahoma town of Kingston.
At least four people were injured Monday in Texas, officials said.
By Tuesday morning, the system was bringing heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to parts of Texas and Arkansas, said Jeremy Grams, lead forecaster with the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. A tornado watch was in effect for parts of Texas and Louisiana.
In Louisiana, high water early Tuesday posed a threat to motorists on several roads, including a stretch of Interstate 20 and several state highways after rains overnight, authorities said. Deputies in Caddo Parish, which includes Shreveport, rescued three drivers from high waters during the night, the sheriff’s office tweeted before dawn.
The storms were expected to intensify throughout the day as temperatures rise, increasing the threat of tornadoes, hail and strong winds. Much of Louisiana and Mississippi were at a moderate risk of severe weather Tuesday, the second-highest risk category issued by the Storm Prediction Center.
格拉姆斯周二早上说：“我们仍然有些不确定这些龙卷风的强度和寿命更长，因此我们将要低于最大风险的门槛。”
路易斯安那州的联邦和州当局提醒成千上万的飓风幸存者居住在政府提供的移动房屋和休闲车辆拖车中，以制定疏散计划，因为这些结构可能无法承受预期的天气。官员说，有8,000多个家庭生活在这样的临时宿舍中。
The storm already left misery in its wake in Texas. Officials reported damage throughout Jacksboro, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Fort Worth. There, photographs posted on social media showed a storm ripped the wall and roof from parts of Jacksboro High School, especially its gym.
“It brought tears to my eyes,” school principal Starla Sanders told WFAA-TV in Dallas.
鲍伊附近的杰克斯伯勒（Jacksboro）东北30英里（50公里），伤害很普遍。紧急经理凯利·麦克纳布（Kelly McNabb）说，有四人受到轻伤。
德克萨斯州Gov. Greg Abbott said during a news conference Monday night in suburban Austin’s Williamson County that he was thankful that there were no reports of fatalities.
“We know there are many people whose lives have been completely disrupted and people who’ve lost their homes,” Abbott said. “At the very same time… it may be a miracle also, because even though there’s been some devastating physical damage, to my knowledge, as of right now, there is no report of loss of life, which is just stunning.”
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美联社journalist Julie Walker in New York contributed to this report.
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