US: Tornadoes with severe thunderstorms damage Southern Plains

Monday, February 27, 2023

7 tornadoes have been confirmed so far as a line of severe thunderstorms rushed through Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Sunday.

At least one fatality has been reported in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, and severe damage has been reported in Norman, as destructive winds and tornadoes swept through the area on Sunday night. Gas leaks, downed power lines, and uprooted trees were reported in Norman following the storm, Norman Mayor Larry Heikkila.

Severe weather first began to take shape just before 4 p.m. CST on Sunday, prompting several high wind gust reports as storms moved through Kansas and Oklahoma. Multiple wind gusts of 70 mph or higher were reported in locations such as Amarillo, Texas, and Hutchinson, Texas. As the line of severe weather continued to move eastward, higher wind gusts were reported. By Sunday evening, an 81-mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported near Sublette, Kansas.

The highest wind gust report on Sunday came from Memphis, Texas, where a 114-mph gust was observed at 6:37 p.m. CST. Wind-driven hail also knocked out windows in the town, according to the National Weather Service. In McLean, Texas, a garage door was blown in on a business in the city.

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