A mammoth and multifaceted storm – which was dealing wind, fire, choking dust and the threat of a blizzard – pummeled much of the country as it marched east.

Powerful storms that killed two people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town are charging across the nation, threatening more communities in the central to eastern Un

The winter storm could impact up to 170 million people across more than 20 states from the southern Plains to the Midwest and East, AccuWeather said.

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.

Strong winds knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of North Texans, toppled street signs and ripped roofs off of homes Tuesday morning. Driving the news: An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in Irving and traveled less than a mile,

The tornado that battered Wayne County on Tuesday night is being considered an EF-2 by the National Weather Service.