At least 23 people were hurt after tornadoes touched down in Bell County, Texas, according to officials.
Twelve of those injured were hospitalized, Bell County Judge David Blackburn said, adding that he believes everyone is accounted for. Storm dumps snow that shuts down highway for 500 miles and prompts tornado advisories in Minnesota and other statesTwo confirmed tornadoes touched down in Bell County, which is the central region on the state, the Storm Prediction Center at the National Weather Service said. On Tuesday, 911 calls reported a twister around 5:40 p.m. local time, Blackburn said.
"We do get blizzards in April, but one of this intensity is quite rare," Jeff Schild, meteorologist for the weather service office in Bismarck, told CNN early Tuesday."The last one of note for this level of intensity was April 4-7 in 1997." Severe weather threatens 97 million Wednesday As the system moves eastward, it's producing a trio of threats -- damaging winds, tornadoes and large hail.
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