(CNN) — As severe storms spawned at least nine tornado reports in parts of the central U.S., a barrage of snow, rain and high winds are forecast Monday in places from the West Coast to the Great Lakes, including some who are still without power after a similar round of severe weather last week.
According to PowerOutage.US, more than 227,000 American homes and businesses were without power on Monday. About half are in Michigan, which is bracing for another round of ice and snow to hit the region on Monday. Outages were also reported in Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas and California, which were hit by a major winter storm last week.
At least seven tornadoes and 12 injuries were reported in Oklahoma as a result of Sunday’s severe weather. Two tornadoes were reported in Kansas.
More than 100 other storm reports — including wind and hail — were recorded in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas as hurricane force winds and severe thunderstorms swept through. Memphis, Texas recorded wind gusts of 110 mph (180 km/h), equivalent to sustained winds in a Category 3 hurricane.
“I stood up and then the wind threw me back. And I screamed,” Frances Tabler of Norman, Oklahoma, told CNN affiliate KOCO. “It was like a snowstorm in the house.”
On Monday morning, overturned cars and downed trees littered neighborhoods where roofs had been torn off homes, CNN’s Ed Lavandera reported.
In anticipation of high winds and possible hail Sunday night into Monday, a unit at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, moved most of the planes to protect them and ensure they can still be deployed if necessary, according to the release. announced the base.
As the storm shifts north Monday afternoon, a small risk of severe weather – possibly a few tornadoes and gusty winds – could impact cities such as Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.
In the West — where last week’s storms prompted rare blizzard warnings and flooding on California roads — a separate system of high-altitude rain and snow will move from the Pacific Northwest into California and the Rockies through Monday.
Nine western states are under winter weather warnings Monday as heavy snow is forecast across the region, including up to 10 inches in Washington state’s Cascades early Tuesday; 1 to 3 feet at high elevations and mountain peaks of western Oregon; and 1 to 3 feet in mountainous areas of the Rockies.
A blizzard warning remains in effect for California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, where between 20 and 20 feet of snow could fall.
Yosemite National Park was closed Saturday due to severe weather and won’t reopen until Wednesday as a multi-day snowstorm warning remains in effect in Yosemite Valley, the park announced. As much as 20 to 30 inches of snow could fall in the valley on Wednesday, the park said.
The storm system affecting Oklahoma and Ohio is expected to push into the Northeast Monday afternoon, where widespread snowfall of 6 to 12 inches could occur across the interior of the region.
Meanwhile, the South is expecting another week of unusually warm winter temperatures after steaming below record highs last week.
Dozens of daily high temperature records could be broken again in the coming days as areas of southern Texas and the Florida Peninsula could see temperatures into the 90s.
Southern Plains was ravaged as tornadoes reported
As the National Weather Service reviews severe weather reports from Sunday through Monday morning, it will try to determine whether the system can be classified as a derecho, which forecasters previously said was possible.
A derecho is a widespread, long-lasting storm that typically causes damage in one direction over a relatively straight path, according to the weather service. To be classified as a derecho, the stretch of wind damage must extend more than 250 miles (400 km) and include wind gusts of at least 58 miles per hour (93 km per hour) for most of its length.
In total, more than 140 storm reports were made across the Southern Plains on Sunday, mostly involving winds in Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. This also includes 14 hail reports in those states, with several hailstones reported to be 1.75 inches in diameter.
Nine tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma and Kansas, including one in the Oklahoma city of Norman, where police warned of road closures, downed power lines and debris.
Twelve weather-related injuries were reported Monday, Norman police said. None were critical, the department said after consulting with area hospitals.
Students on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman were told to take shelter immediately Sunday evening as the area was under a tornado warning, which was later lifted.
Oklahoma officials are still assessing the damage, although the most concentrated impacts appear to be in Norman, Shawnee and possibly Cheyenne, said Keli Cain, public affairs director for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
About a dozen families displaced by a tornado in Liberal, Kansas, are being sheltered, and about 10 trailers were also damaged, city manager Rusty Varnado said. At least one person was injured by broken glass, he said, noting the injuries were minor.
Hard-hit Great Lakes is preparing for a new round
Freezing rain, snow and ice in the Great Lakes region and parts of the Midwest this past week resulted in hazardous travel conditions, road closures and significant power outages, disrupting daily lives for many.
This week, the Great Lakes are poised to be hit again, including Michigan, where about 130,000 homes and businesses were still without power Monday morning after the earlier storms damaged trees and utility lines.
Utility DTE, one of Michigan’s largest electricity providers, said 630,000 of its customers have been affected by the storms so far. By Sunday evening, power had been restored to about 600,000 of their customers, the utility said.
Another round of mixed precipitation is expected to move into the region on Monday, with those under winter weather warnings possibly seeing between 2 and 20 centimeters of snow.
As the storm moves eastward, winter storm warnings are also in effect for parts of inland New York and New England through Wednesday afternoon. In total, these isolated areas could see up to 4 inches of snowfall.
Boston, which is under a winter weather advisory Monday evening through Tuesday evening, is expected to receive 1 to 2 inches of snowfall.