Violent storms cause tornadoes, snowfall, and flooding in the United States

Three people died and more than 500,000 homes don’t have power after strong winter storms hit the eastern US and Canada.

Powerful winds blew cars and caused damage to homes in Florida. There were also reports of multiple tornadoes in the area.

On Tuesday, over 1,300 flights were cancelled going to or from the US, according to FlightAware.

Kamala Harris’ plane had to change course because of bad weather.

Mrs Harris’ spokesperson said bad weather made her plane land in Virginia instead of Maryland on the way back to Washington DC from Atlanta.

By Tuesday evening, over 630,000 homes in the eastern US, from Florida to New York State, had no power.

Many counties in Florida have said there is a big problem, because strong winds from storms have taken off the roofs of houses and knocked down power lines.

Early on Tuesday, there were twelve tornadoes in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. They caused a lot of damage and in some places, people had to be rescued.

In Houston County, Alabama, a tornado destroyed mobile homes and RVs and an 81-year-old woman died.

A storm hit a mobile home park in Claremont, North Carolina and one person died.

In Clayton County, Georgia, a driver died when a tree fell on their car while they were driving.

A person who lives in Panama City, Florida, said that when the wind toppled the home across from theirs, it sounded very loud and strong, like a freight train hitting a brick wall.

“He said it was very loud,” he told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.

The storms in Panama City made roads impossible to travel on, damaged buildings by tearing off roofs, and brought hail as big as baseballs.

A curfew is in place for the downtown area of the city until 6:00AM EST (11:00AM GMT) on Wednesday morning.

“Don’t go to this area at night,” the Bay County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook.

The National Weather Service (NWS) said that stronger storms are expected to happen in the east of the US.

Some areas in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina might have more powerful tornadoes that can cause strong winds and hail.
Strong winds of up to 50 mph and heavy rain in the eastern US could cause flooding from Florida to southern Maine.
In South Carolina, heavy rain caused flooding in some areas as four to five inches of rain fell before sunset on Tuesday.

Over 1 foot of snow fell in the middle of the US, leaving drivers stuck and stopping presidential campaigning in Iowa.

A big snowstorm is expected in Canada from southern Ontario to central Quebec. Over 1 foot of snow is predicted.

A strong and rare blizzard in the Pacific Northwest knocked down trees and caused power outages for over 25,000 customers in Washington state. It also affected thousands of people in Canada’s British Columbia province. Snow and strong winds made mountain roads and ferries close. People were warned about possible avalanches.

There is a warning for possible flooding along the coast of New Jersey until Wednesday.

The governor of the state, Phil Murphy, said there is a big storm coming and told people to take it seriously.

In New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul said the storm could be very dangerous. She especially warned that the heavy rain and snow together could cause flash floods, which could be life threatening.

About 2,000 people who left their home country and now live in a tent shelter in Brooklyn were moved to high school gymnasiums because of the storms.

There was a brief stop of planes coming in and out of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport because of too much snow and ice, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

A warning for a tornado was issued at Tampa International Airport in Florida, so they had to stop flights.

Severe weather has also caused problems for people traveling on the roads in Nebraska and Kansas. The state patrol has had to deal with lots of weather-related issues.

“Please don’t go out,” a Kansas state trooper wrote on the internet. “We might not be able to help you if you get stuck because it’s hard for us to move around. ”

The NWS said the very bad weather will start to get a little better on Wednesday, but there could still be some snow in the areas that have already been hit hard in the central US and the northeast.