
One person is dead after a storm strikes Cisco, Texas, fire Chief Walter Fairbanks tells CNN. A tornado was reported near the community west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
By Saturday evening, tornadoes had been spotted in Texas and Colorado as two weather systems collided violently over the central United States.
The National Weather Service issued tornado watches in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, leaving millions potentially in the crosshairs of severe weather. Ref. CNN
898 tornadoes were recorded to have occurred in the United States in the year 2000.
What is a tornado? Everything you need to know as these violent storms threaten Southern states. What's the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning? And what should you do if a tornado forms? According to the National Severe Storms Laboratory, about 1,200 tornadoes hit the U.S. Each year. Here's what you should know to stay safe. Source 7z.