WPBN: One person was killed on the California beach, while tornadoes and aircraft delays were caused in Texas by strong winter winds that created deadly waves along the West Coast and triggered tornadoes in the South.
In California, a man was discovered beneath debris on the coast, and numerous injuries and at least one fatality are attributed to the harsh weather. Because of the weather, officials advised the people to be on guard and to “never turn your back on the ocean.”
Weather radar suggested a tornado was present in the area when the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning late Thursday afternoon for areas of Texas northeast of Houston. Reports of damage were not immediately available.
By Thursday night, 4 million people in southeast Texas were at risk of severe weather, and over a million people in the South were under tornado warnings.
“Thunderstorms will continue to pose a threat for a few tornadoes this evening and into the early overnight hours as they spread east-northeastward into parts of western and central Louisiana,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Storm Prediction Center stated. “Damaging winds up to 60-65 mph and isolated hail may also occur,” it added.