{"id":141009,"date":"2025-03-16T10:13:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141009"},"modified":"2025-03-16T10:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:13:04","slug":"over-a-dozen-killed-as-powerful-storm-system-unleashes-powerful-winds-across-southern-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141009","title":{"rendered":"Over a dozen killed as powerful storm system unleashes powerful winds across Southern Plains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-ddpc1rh1og1x59vr\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12250161\/320\/179\/0bakt6ulghcba2c1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12250161\/640\/358\/0bakt6ulghcba2c1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12250161\/768\/432\/0bakt6ulghcba2c1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12250161\/1536\/864\/0bakt6ulghcba2c1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12250161\/992\/558\/0bakt6ulghcba2c1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12250161\/1984\/1116\/0bakt6ulghcba2c1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12250161\/992\/558\/0bakt6ulghcba2c1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Extreme wind kicked up dust across areas of Central Texas and the Panhandle on Friday, March 14, creating dangerous driving conditions.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Extreme wind kicked up dust across areas of Central Texas and the Panhandle on Friday, March 14, creating dangerous driving conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>GOODLAND, Kan. \u2013<\/strong> Communities across the Southern Plains are working to pick up the pieces after a powerful storm system spawned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/study-travel-weather-deadly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dust storms<\/a> and brush fires, leading to the deaths of more than a dozen people.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">On Friday, a combination of damaging winds, dust storms and brush fires created chaos across the region, destroying hundreds of homes and causing vehicle pileups as far as the eye could see.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">One of the deadliest pileups occurred along Interstate 70 near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/kansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas<\/a>-Colorado state line, where troopers reported that 71 vehicles were involved. At least eight people were killed and dozens more were injured.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A dust storm, believed to have dropped visibilities to near zero, was being eyed as a contributor to the massive crash.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">It took first responders nearly a day to clear the wreckage and reopen the travel lanes.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/4-injured-ambulance-crash-oklahoma-dust-storm-newkirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FOUR KILLED, MULTIPLE INJURED AFTER DUST STORMS WREAK HAVOC IN TEXAS, OKLAHOMA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">To the south, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> and Oklahoma, the situation was much the same, with fatal crashes and brush fires consuming at least 200,000 acres.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt declared a state of emergency for many counties and said that nearly 300 structures were either damaged or destroyed by the flames.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Many of the pop-up fires are believed to have been sparked by downed utility lines, which power companies were still working to repair well into the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to data provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/findenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Findenergy.com<\/a>, more than 20,000 customers across the region were still without power more than 24 hours after the event.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While the Southern Plains struggled under a blanket of dust and smoke, a different type of weather phenomenon impacted states farther north and east.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/south-severe-weather-outbreak-day2-march-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MISSISSIPPI TORNADOES TURN DEADLY AS VIOLENT STORMS RIP ACROSS SOUTH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes developed over the course of Friday and Saturday evening, with the Storm Prediction Center receiving initial reports of at least 50 tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">At least one of these tornadoes, an EF3, struck southeastern Missouri, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/severe-weather-outbreak-friday-saturday-midwest-southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">where widespread damage was reported in the Ozark Foothills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Local emergency management confirmed at least a dozen fatalities in Missouri, while additional tornado-related deaths were reported in Arkansas and Mississippi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Damage assessments are still ongoing across many affected communities, and the death toll is expected to rise as authorities learn more about the extent of the destruction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-gefgnwi3vjodbb91\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38396301048\/320\/179\/y7n375p3bzk57cb3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38396301048\/640\/358\/y7n375p3bzk57cb3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38396301048\/768\/432\/y7n375p3bzk57cb3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38396301048\/1536\/864\/y7n375p3bzk57cb3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38396301048\/992\/558\/y7n375p3bzk57cb3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38396301048\/1984\/1116\/y7n375p3bzk57cb3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38396301048\/992\/558\/y7n375p3bzk57cb3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Missouri State Sen. Brad Hudson said at least a third of Missouri was affected by the severe storms that hammered the state Friday night.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Missouri State Sen. Brad Hudson said at least a third of Missouri was affected by the severe storms that hammered the state Friday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/oklahoma-crash-kansas-texas-dust-storm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extreme wind kicked up dust across areas of Central Texas and the Panhandle on Friday, March 14, creating dangerous driving conditions. 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