The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Memorial Day weekend storms kill at least 20 people
Start your day with the latest weather news. Severe weather across the central U.S. left disaster in its wake and killed more than a dozen people across several states.
Severe weather threat shifts to I-95 corridor on Memorial Day
After severe weather and tornadoes tore across the nation's heartland and killed at least 20 people across four states over the weekend, the threat of severe storms shifts east on Memorial Day and places millions along the Interstate 95 corridor at risk of damaging wind gusts, large hail and a few tornadoes.
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At least 20 people were killed by storms this weekend
The severe weather that has plagued much of the central U.S. during the month of May continued this weekend.
Storms late Saturday into early Sunday killed more than a dozen people across four states. In Texas, two children were among seven people killed by a tornado that struck Valley View.
The 20th death from the Memorial Day weekend severe weather outbreak was reported during a separate round of severe weather Sunday night. That was when one person was killed in Mercer County, Kentucky, after a tree fell onto a house during a severe thunderstorm.
![Possible tornado damage in Rogers, Arkansas on Sunday, May 26, 2024.]()
Image 1 of 8Possible tornado damage in Rogers, Arkansas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. (Tiffany Rea)
![Possible tornado damage to an AP Travel Center and Shell Gas Station near Valley View, Texas on Sunday, May 26, 2024.]()
Image 2 of 8Possible tornado damage to an AP Travel Center and Shell Gas Station near Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. (KDFW)
![Scenes from a Shell gas station and travel stop on I-35 at the Lone Oak exit near Valley View, Texas on Sunday, May 26, 2024.]()
Image 3 of 8Scenes from a Shell gas station and travel stop on I-35 at the Lone Oak exit near Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. ( )
![Scenes from a Shell gas station and travel stop on I-35 at the Lone Oak exit near Valley View, Texas on Sunday, May 26, 2024.]()
Image 4 of 8Scenes from a Shell gas station and travel stop on I-35 at the Lone Oak exit near Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. (Tommy Kerr Via Facebook)
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Image 5 of 8Rogers tornado damage. (Rogers Police Department)
![Denton, Texas tornado damage.]()
Image 6 of 8Denton, Texas, tornado damage. (@Jake_lev03)
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Image 7 of 8Scenes from a Shell gas station and travel stop on I-35 at the Lone Oak exit near Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. ( )
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Image 8 of 8Rogers tornado damage. (Rogers Police Department)
Severe weather targets mid-Atlantic, Southeast on Memorial Day
Powerful storms will be a problem for millions of people along the Interstate 95 corridor into the Southeast on Memorial Day. Major cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore are among the places expecting to see the worst weather.
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Watch this: Women get caught in tornado crossing road
Two women were recording video when a tornado cut across the road they were driving.
Terrifying Video: Two women drive through Texas tornado
Two women drive into a tornado in Valley View, Texas Saturday night. You can see the wind and rain pick up through the windshield. The two women are terrified as the car shakes then paralyzed as winds subside.
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