Texas has been ravaged by horrific tornadoes, while California has been buried under a rare dose of heavy snow.
Eight million people in the South are under a moderate to severe storm threat as Texas and Louisiana are devastated by massive tornadoes.
A monstrous tornado swept through a residential area in Northlake and Winnsboro, Texas, leaving residents shaken as the large tornado rolled through.
Tornado warnings were also issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, trapping travelers at the Dallas Love Field Airport in a storm bunker, including pro tennis player Toby Kodat, who was traveling back from a tournament in Waco, Texas.
“Not sure what’s worse… that I’m flying home early from the tournament or that I’m in the tornado shelter at Dallas Love Field airport,” he wrote on Twitter.
Dallas Love Field canceled about 400 flights on Thursday and has already started canceling flights starting early Friday morning. A temporary ground stop was issued at the airport during the storms.
A monstrous tornado swept through a residential area in Northlake (pictured) and Winnsboro, Texas, leaving residents shaken as the large tornado rolled through
Eight million people in the South are under a moderate to severe storm threat as Texas and Louisiana are devastated by massive tornadoes
Another tornado was seen in Shreveport, Texas (pictured)
A tree toppled in McKinney, Texas, after the storm rolled through
Parts of Texas and Louisiana suffered from hurricane-force winds, leaving more than 206,000 Texans without power, according to poweroutrage.us.
All schools in the Weatherford School District — near Fort Worth — will be closed Friday due to power outages, debris and damage to school grounds, according to CBS 11 Producer Gilles Hudson.
Roads in Greenville, Texas have been blocked by stones from multiple brick buildings damaged in the storm.
In Louisiana, a tornado touched down near Louisiana State University.
The storm is expected to move across the Ohio Valley on Friday and move to the northwest by evening. The New York Times reported.
In Oklahoma, two cars were seen stacked on top of each other after a tornado swept through it
Snow was also seen in Sherman, Texas, as the
Tornado warnings were also issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, trapping travelers at the Dallas Love Field Airport in a storm bunker, including pro tennis player Toby Kodat (pictured), who was traveling back from a tournament in Waco, Texas
Heavy snow and strong winds will move across the southwestern states, bringing gusts of 45 mph and up to eight inches of snow, before moving north into the Rockies and into the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest on Friday.
They follow the historic blizzards that hit California this week, burying people in more than six feet of snow and prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help with recovery.
And as the west freezes, an unseasonably warm stretch of air is expected to settle over the southern plains and move eastward, bringing a cell of severe storms that could herald baseball-sized hail and conditions ripe for dangerous tornadoes.
In the Northeast, New York is expected to see snow turn into an icy wintry mix, and parts of New England could be buried under up to 12 inches of snow.
The Golden State turned white this week after rarely seen blizzards buried parts of the state under several feet of snow, with flakes even falling over Disneyland and covering the hills behind the Hollywood sign.
A radar shows the large storm mass moving through the southern United States
Governor Newsom on Wednesday deployed the National Guard to help residents, especially in San Bernardino County, where some have been trapped in their homes for days.
Wind, freeze and winter storm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service throughout the sunny state, in effect until Thursday, when temperatures dipped below freezing to 26 degrees Fahrenheit in certain areas.
According to the governor’s office, the National Guard is working with local law enforcement to open shelters for residents and deliver food and water to those trapped.
High winds in Texas took a port-a-potty for a trip down a roadway
Mountain ranges in Southern California were hit by several feet of snow and residents pleaded with the governor for help clearing the roads as food and water supplies ran out.
“Roofs are collapsing everywhere, people need help and rescue. All stores are running out of food and water. The gas stations are barely out of gas,” Lake Arrowhead resident Miyah Nelson told KTLA.
“We need to clear our roads so people can leave their homes. They’re all trapped.’
The counties named in the emergency declaration are Amador, Kern, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sierra, Sonoma and Tulare.
Some areas not included in the statement were not ordered to evacuate, including residents of Olympic Valley, east of Sacramento.
An avalanche hit an apartment building in the area around 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Sierra Sun, and numerous photos from across the state showed people snowbound with white walls climbing above doors and up to second-story windows.
There’s snow on the mountains in Southern California (photo)
The Golden State turned white this week after rarely seen blizzards buried parts of the state under several feet of snow
Governor Newsom on Wednesday deployed the National Guard to help residents, especially in San Bernardino County, where some have been trapped in their homes for days
Snow covered a cactus and other greenery in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday
A child played in the snow in Mount Baldy, Calif., on Wednesday after heavy snow pounded Southern California
The Hollywood sign looked like it came straight out of a movie with the snowy mountains behind it
A man clears a foot of snow from his car in Crestline, California, Wednesday morning
A home in California’s front door is covered in snow again
