A major cross-country storm is moving east, bringing thunderstorms to the South from Texas to New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day before heading to the East Coast on Wednesday.

In Irving, a tornado with winds up to 110 mph struck, while another touched down in the 16,000-resident city of Ada, Oklahoma, according to preliminary information from the National Weather Service. There were also two tornadoes in Louisiana’s northern Caddo Parish and at least five in eastern Oklahoma.

Powerful storms have killed two people in Mississippi, torn the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in Oklahoma and threatened communities across the nation. Tuesday's large system

Powerful storms killed two people in Mississippi, tore the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in a small town in Oklahoma and threatened more communities across the nation Tuesday with wide-ranging weather.

Powerful storms tore roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in a small town in Oklahoma and threatened more communities across the country

At least three tornadoes have been confirmed amid storms, including two in Oklahoma that left at least one person injured. In Irving, Texas, a tornado barreled into an apartment complex, too.

March came in like a lion across the southern United States as severe thunderstorms roared from Texas and Oklahoma across the Gulf Coast states late Monday through Tuesday. At least three tornadoes have been confirmed amid the storms,

March came in like a lion across the southern United States as severe thunderstorms roared from Texas and Oklahoma across the Gulf Coast states late Monday through Tuesday. At least 13 tornadoes have been confirmed amid the storms,