In case you missed it: Deadly tornadoes wreak havoc across southern US; 5 inches of snow coats Chicago
An outbreak of severe weather erupted across the southern and eastern United States last weekend, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others.
The storms spawned more than 40 tornadoes in eight states from Texas to Pennsylvania.
The nine fatalities included three children after severe weather slammed the South and mid-Atlantic.
In Pollock, Texas, two children were killed after a tree fell crushed the vehicle they were riding in during a severe thunderstorm. According to Angelina County Sheriff’s Captain Alton Lenderman, 3-year-old Jace Creel and his older brother, 8-year-old Dilynn Creel, were in a car with their parents when the tree came crashing down. The parents survived the tragedy, according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family.
Other fatalities were due to flooding, fallen trees and winds.
A Jefferson County, Alabama, worker was killed early Sunday when he was struck by a vehicle after trying to remove a downed tree from a road, AL.com reported.
The severe weather was not only significant in terms of scale and the area impacted but also in terms of the damage. The storms destroyed dozens of buildings and homes, downed power lines and cracked roadways.
The same system brought intense thunderstorms to parts of the Northeast early in the week.
Tens of thousands were left without electricity as strong winds knocked down power lines and severe weather caused transformers to explode. Utility technicians worked tirelessly to restore power to those customers impacted by the storm.
One such utility worker "narrowly escaped death" when fallen wires erupted into flames early Monday morning in Manchester Township, New Jersey, about 85 miles south of New York City.
The Manchester Police Department shared a video on Facebook that shows the harrowing incident unravel.
“Luckily, he was wearing proper safety equipment,” the Manchester Police Facebook post reads. “At the end of the night, no one was injured and everyone made it home.”
A blast of winter hit Chicago over the weekend, dropping more than 5 inches of snow in the city.
Winterlike weather spread across Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan. The 5.3 inches in Chicago made April 14, 2019, one of the top-two snowiest days this late in the season.
It was certainly enough to disrupt travel, canceling more than 400 flights at Chicago O'Hare alone.
Snow and rain canceled the game between the Los Angeles Angels at Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 14, 2019. (Patrick Gorski / USA TODAY Sports)
The snow was triggered by the same system that unleashed the deadly outbreak of severe weather and tornadoes across the South.
Yet another round of severe weather began unfolding over the central U.S. on Wednesday and spread eastward toward the Atlantic coast as the week progressed, killing five people.
Severe weather in Asia and the Middle East caused chaos this week, killing more than 100 people.
A slow-moving storm system has triggered damaging thunderstorms, blinding dust storms and flooding downpours. The death toll stands at 39 lives in Pakistan, 47 in India and 15 in Afghanistan, according to Anadolu Agency.
However, the death toll may continue to rise as many people remain missing.
At least 80 homes have been destroyed due to the flooding in northern Pakistan, and more were damaged or destroyed due to damaging winds and dust storms across the south.
A strong earthquake shook the city of Taipei around 1 p.m. local time on Thursday, startling residents and halting transportation throughout the region.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake registered magnitude 6.1.
A total of 17 people were injured during the earthquake. That includes two hikers who were hit by falling rocks in the Taroko Gorge national park, according to Aljazeera. Fifteen other people sustained injuries around Taipei, where two buildings had to be evacuated due to structural damage.
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