The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tornadoes sweep across Oklahoma as snowstorm eyes Northeast

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Tornado carves path of damage across Norman, Oklahoma

An early-season tornado carved a path of damage across the southeast side of Norman, OK on Sunday evening.

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Tornadoes cause damage near Oklahoma City

A line of severe thunderstorms spanning hundreds of miles swept across the central and southern Plains Sunday evening, bringing destruction at the hands of rare February tornadoes in Oklahoma and straight-line wind gusts that topped 80 to 100 mph.

Significant tornado damage was reported in Norman, Oklahoma, just outside Oklahoma City, home to the University of Oklahoma. To the south, in Memphis, Texas, a thunderstorm brought a ferocious wind gust of 114 mph.

A soccer goal in Norman, Oklahoma, was no match the line of severe storms that blew through. The meteorology student posted this picture on Twitter, "Goal post in the street at the avenue in Norman. Hit by tornadic mesovortex 10 minutes ago."

(Tyler Pardun / FOX Weather)

Over 135,000 customers were left without power in parts of Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico on Sunday night, but the number of outages has since fallen to about 56,000.

In total, the National Weather Service received nine reports of tornadoes as of early Monday morning. Storm survey teams will head out Monday to confirm whether the damage resulted from tornadoes. In addition, there were 117 reports of damaging winds of at least 58 mph, including 15 reported gusts of 75-plus mph.

Things to know:

• How you should prepare for a tornado
• Nighttime tornadoes far more likely to turn deadly than daytime ones
• 7 things to know about hail

Northeast snowstorm looms

It’s been a relatively quiet winter in the Northeast, but all that is about to change as a snowstorm is expected to impact the region starting Monday night.

Blockbuster snow totals aren’t expected, but there is an increasing likelihood that several inches could fall in New York state and across portions of New England.

The storm is also expected to last through the Tuesday morning commute, making it a slow go for millions along the Interstate 95 corridor from New York City through Connecticut, Rhode Island into the Boston area.

The snow forecast in the Northeast as of Feb. 27, 2023.

(FOX Weather)

Report shows new risks from hurricane winds

Millions of homes and businesses along the East Coast from the Northeast to the Southeast and the Gulf Coast are likely to see an increased risk of experiencing damaging winds from tropical systems due to climate change, according to a new report from the First Street Foundation.

"Overall, in the next 30 years, the expected Average Annual Loss (AAL) resulting from this risk increases from $18.5 billion to $19.9 billion, and 13.4 million properties are likely to face tropical cyclone winds that do not currently face such risk," the report said.

FILE - Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on Sept. 28, 2022.

(Sean Rayford / Getty Images)

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