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A relentless stretch of severe weather that left 28 dead and unleashed destruction across the central and eastern United States in recent days isn’t letting up yet, with millions more in the path of dangerous weather this week.
Dozens of buildings, including homes, were damaged when tornadoes struck east of the Denver metro area on Sunday.
NWS also reported that the Friday evening storms spawned an EF-0 tornado close to 8 p.m. in Putnam County. Its winds peaked at 85 mph, according to preliminary reports, with a max width of 20 yards and track length of 0.4 miles. No injuries or deaths were reported.
Residents in Bennett and Elbert County were left cleaning up damage Monday after a swath of tornadoes blew through the area on Sunday afternoon. The storms damaged or destroyed 36 structures, and
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About 14,000 Consumers Energy customers remain without power Monday, May 19, after severe thunderstorms, including nine tornadoes, swept through Michigan last week. Consumers said most of those in the hardest-hit areas should have electricity restored by the end of the day.
After a severe weather weekend, North Texas will see one more round of storms on Monday, May 19. The main window for severe weather Monday is from 4 to 10 p.m., with the core risk in areas north and east of the Metroplex.
Strong tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and flooding rain are all possible from Monday into Tuesday as storm tracks across central states.
Severe thunderstorms are expected in the Kansas City area on Monday, but weather conditions could prevent the strongest storms from forming, according to the National Weather Service. But the weather service said that if discrete supercell storms can develop in the afternoon, damaging winds, hail and tornadoes will be possible.
Much of the state, including Oklahoma City, Stillwater and Ada, should expect a moderate risk of tornadoes, damaging hail and strong winds on Monday.