A deadly storm front swept across the U.S. starting March 14, leaving behind chaos and destruction. The massive storm system triggered tornadoes, dust storms, heavy rains, blizzards, and wildfires, affecting over 150 million people across more than 20 states from California to Alabama.
The Midwest and South took the hardest hit, with over 100 tornadoes recorded in just two days, reducing entire neighbourhoods to ruins. Missouri suffered severe damage, with 12 fatalities reported. The scale of destruction here is simply staggering . In Poplar Bluff, more than 500 homes were destroyed. In St. Louis County, a powerful EF2 tornado carved a nearly 31-mile path through densely populated areas, damaging homes, businesses, trees, and power lines across at least nine communities.
In Alabama, the storm killed two people and caused significant damage in 52 counties. The state was struck by nine tornadoes, including an EF2 that tore through Winterboro, Talladega County, with winds of 120 mph 193 km/h, ripping off a building’s roof and flipping a school bus onto it.
On March 14, at least 10 tornadoes were detected by radar in Arkansas, striking after 9 PM — an especially dangerous time when visibility is low, and people may not have enough time to seek shelter. An EF3 tornado caused catastrophic destruction in Cushman and Cave City, levelling several buildings and reshaping entire neighbourhoods beyond recognition. The National Weather Service in Little Rock confirmed two separate EF4 tornadoes hitting the state within a single day — a rare event last seen in 1997.
In Mississippi, the small town of Tylertown was hit by two tornadoes in a single day, leading to massive destruction and casualties.
Winds reaching 85 mph triggered severe dust storms in Texas and Kansas, reducing visibility to nearly zero and causing multiple crashes that killed 12 people and injured dozens more. Storm winds fuelled devastating wildfires in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, destroying over 400 homes in Oklahoma alone. At least four people died, and more than 140 were injured.
This March storm ranks among the most destructive in recent U.S. history. Meteorologists called it a "high-level severe event." While tornadoes in March and April are not unusual, the extreme weather conditions overlapping made this storm exceptionally dangerous, causing colossal destruction and claiming at least 42 lives.
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