VALLEY VIEW, Texas—Brandon Finney didn’t go to church on May 26, but he still spent the morning thanking God. At least 18 people were killed after storms, including tornados, cut a path of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, starting late on May 25 and into the morning of May 26.
The storms inflicted their worst damage in a region spanning from north of Dallas to the northwest corner of Arkansas, and the system threatened to bring more violent weather to other parts of the Midwest. By May 27, forecasters said, the greatest risk would shift to the east, covering a broad swath of the country from Alabama to near New York City.
