Twisted weather: 19 tornadoes wreak havoc, down power in central US states (IMAGES)

A cowboy hat lies among the debris of destroyed homes after a tornado swept through the area the previous night in Van, Texas May 11, 2015.(Reuters / Mike Stone)

A cowboy hat lies among the debris of destroyed homes after a tornado swept through the area the previous night in Van, Texas May 11, 2015.(Reuters / Mike Stone)

At least 19 tornadoes have struck the mid-US this weekend damaging homes and causing blackouts, according to weather channels. The worst affected states are Oklahoma and Texas, which were hit by hail and destructive storms.

Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming,
Iowa and Louisiana have all witnessed the wayward and harsh whims
of May’s weather.

A tornado touched down near the town of Ogden in Iowa, on Sunday.

On Saturday, a “multi-vortex” tornado hit southwest of
the towns of Murdock and Rosen in Minnesota on Saturday. Broken
Arrow in the northeastern part of Oklahoma also reported a
twister, which caused structural damage and power outages in the
area. A separate and large tornado struck southwestern Oklahoma.

“Elsewhere in Oklahoma, tornadoes were reported 9 miles [14
km] south of Anadarko, near Meers and Elk City along Interstate
80,”
the Weather Channel said.

Homes and power lines have been damaged following the severe
weather in Oklahoma. The Department of Emergency Management
reported over 3,000 power outages there.

“We’ve gotten a lot of rain in a short time. The ground is
saturated, so every time we get another big soaking, the rain
causes more flash flooding,”
spokeswoman Keli Cain said.

“We are seeing pockets of damaging winds from Missouri south
to northeast Oklahoma,”
Bill Bunting, chief of operations
for the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in
Norman, also told AP. “It’s a very strong upper level
disturbance.”

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US Highway 283 in the town of Elmer had to be shut down due to a
fallen power line, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Texas was not only again struck by tornadoes as in the previous
week, but also received a battering from some
“baseball-sized” hail. Heavy rains and winds are still
whipping across parts of the Lone Star State, as well as
drenching and buffeting Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, who may
see some more tornadoes on Sunday.

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