Ominous radar shows severe storm spreading across US

A weather radar shows a destructive storm system moving over Texas on Tuesday morning (Pictures: National Weather Service Fort Worth)

A weather radar shows a massive and intense storm with tornadoes that killed at least 23 people and continued ploughing across the US.

The radar update on the storm showed a huge system with mostly red and orange colors, surrounded by some green, moving southeast across Texas cities including Lewisville, Carrollton, McKinney, Plano, Garland, Irving and Dallas.

Winds were recorded at 80mph with ‘large hail was possible’, according to the National Weather Service office in Fort Worth/Dallas around 6.15am on Tuesday.

A tornado warning continued at the time and the rotation was near Sunnyvale and moving quickly southeast.

The storm system brought 80mph winds and hail to Texas into Tuesday (Credit: National Weather Service Fort Worth)

Roofing materials from the Rainbow Hardware store litter a parking lot after a severe thunderstorm ripped the roof off the building in Dallas, Texas (Picture: AP)

‘Take cover now!’ wrote the office on X (formerly Twitter).

The storm brought destructive tornadoes across central and southern region of America over Memorial Day weekend. On Sunday, it was recorded as the most active severe storm so far this year.

Nearly two dozen people, including four children, died in Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky and Oklahoma, according to CNN.

At least 11 tornadoes were reported and more than 400,000 residents in seven states lost power on Monday night, reported The Independent.

A large section of the roof at the Rainbow Hardware store along Harry Hines Boulevard hangs over the edge of the building after a severe thunderstorm moved through the area in Dallas on Tuesday (Picture: AP)

A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect until 11am on Tuesday for most of North Texas (Picture: NOAA)

Thunderstorms and high winds hit the Northeast including New York City on Monday.

Meanwhile, severe weather warnings extended into Tuesday in some states including the Lone Star State.

In Valley View, Texas, on Saturday night, two women were driving on a road when a tornado crossed their path. Valenia Gill and Brenda Proctor Dance had just left a singer’s show when rain began blowing sideways and wind and hail battered their car.

‘We’re right in the middle of the tornado, Brenda. What do I do?’ shouted Gill, according to FOX Weather. ‘The car is shaking.’

Garland police block traffic due to a downed power line in Texas (Picture: AP)

A video they shared on social media showed the car jolting and the video going blurry momentarily.

‘Cover your head,’ Dance could be heard saying. ‘Cover your head.’

The women survived the ordeal, and Dance later wrote on social media: ‘We made it back, feeling like I have a pressure headache now… so thankful we were able to actually drive away.’

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