Madill, Oklahoma, was hit by one of numerous tornadoes in the southern Plains on Wednesday amid the severe weather outbreak.

South of Shreveport, officials in the town of Mansfield confirmed the death of a man who fell into a flooded drainage ditch and was swept away about 5:30 p.m. CDT Wednesday evening, according to the Shreveport Times. Imperium Utility Services out of Oklahoma City were on hand to help get Madill power back on.

Take control of your data: © Copyright TWC Product and Technology LLC 2014, 2020. A church sustained damage in Pelham, Georgia. Flooding trapped several other Mansfield residents in their homes, prompting rescues, the report added. Newly released footage from inside a health center in Sioux Falls shows the damage done by an EF-2 tornado that struck the city one year ago. A Colquitt County 911 dispatcher told weather.com there were reports of extensive damage in the southern part of the county, including trees and power lines down and damaged buildings. (TRACK SEVERE STORMS, CHECK FORECAST HERE). Among those killed were a woman in her twenties, a man in his fifties and another man whose approximate age was unknown. Two people died as the storms hit Louisiana.

Damage also occurred 23 miles to the east in Adel, Georgia.

This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2020.Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions.Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and somewhat regularly … A canopy over the gas pumps collapsed at a Circle K at Highway 19 and Highway 64 in Zachary.

A large fallen tree lies in the yard of a resident on County Barn Road in Jones County, Miss., after an apparent tornado touched down early Thursday morning, April 23, 2020. A representative of the county's emergency management agency told weather.com there were some minor injuries reported. Marshall County Emergency Manager Robert Chaney said the two people, who's identity were not immediately known, were killed in a tornado that moved through Madill just before 5 p.m. Footage filmed during storms in Madill, Oklahoma, on Wednesday offers a small glimpse at what it might be like to sit in a tornado's path. The second person, Chad L. Weyant, 46, died after his car was hit by the tornado, KOCO reported, citing the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

David Maynard sifts through the rubble searching for his wallet, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Onalaska, Texas, after a tornado destroyed his home the night before. Assessment teams were still making their way through the area. Damage also was reported at Louisiana State University of Alexandria and in the Elmer area.

Hail ranging from an inch to an inch-and-a-half in diameter was reported by the National Weather Service in parts of Watson, Maringouin, and Livonia.

"It took me 45 minutes to climb through the roof to get out," Stephens told the Houston Chronicle. A tornado in eastern Texas damaged dozens of structures, killed at least 3 people and injured at least 20 more. At least six people have been killed.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death but did not provide detail on how she died.

Charles Stephens had to use a hatchet to free his wife and himself from their damaged home on Lake Livingston in Onalaska after a giant pine tree plunged through their roof. Damage was reported Thursday in Moultrie, Georgia. David Maynard sifts through the rubble searching for his wallet, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Onalaska, Texas, after a tornado destroyed his home the night before.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2020.Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions.Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and somewhat regularly … The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City reported that the new Holy Cross Catholic Church and rectory in Madill sustained significant damage.


A tree crashed onto a house in Port Allen. A large tornado that ripped across the southeast Texas town of Onalaska in Polk County about 6 p.m. CDT Wednesday killed three people and impacted more than 240 homes, including 46 that were destroyed, the county's emergency management agency said in an update Thursday morning. The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. Madill, a town of about 3,800 residents, is located 100 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, near the Texas border.

About 5 p.m. CDT Wednesday, two people were killed when a tornado struck the town of Madill, Oklahoma. A family was asleep inside at the time, but no one appeared to be injured, KAFB reported. One person was critically injured. (James Pugh/Laurel Impact via AP), Pointe Coupee Parish, Port Allen, and Zachary. More than 109,000 homes and businesses across the Deep South, including more than 25,000 each in Alabama and Georgia, were without power as of 12:45 p.m. EDT Thursday, according to poweroutage.us. By News Staff on Thursday, April 23, 2020 Image. "Water like I’ve not seen in many, many years, if ever.". Maynard was …

According to an AccuWeather tally, 77 have suffered tornado-related deaths in 2020 thus far.

The storm moved east across Tyler, Jasper and Newton counties before sliding into Louisiana. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.

We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good. Tornado warnings have also been issued throughout the day Thursday for parts of Mississippi and Alabama, after tornadoes killed at least five people and injured dozens more in Texas and Oklahoma on Wednesday.

Storms in Louisiana killed at least two people. During the afternoon and evening of April 22, 2020, an outbreak of discrete supercell … "There was some pretty extreme flooding here in Mansfield," DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson told the Shreveport Times.

Tornadoes Strike Texas and Oklahoma, Killing At Least 5. Significant storm damage was reported Thursday morning in Pointe Coupee Parish, Port Allen, and Zachary, KAFB reported. https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000007103396/tornado-oklahoma.html

Homes were damaged and destroyed on Robinson Bridge Road, not far from Interstate 49, Town Talk reported.

A tornado was reported near Moultrie, in Colquitt County about 42 miles northwest of Valdosta at about 12:40 p.m. Thursday. A system producing severe storms that killed at least seven people continued to move across the South on Thursday, downing power lines and trees and damaging buildings in Moultrie, Georgia. Photo by Charles White.