Elsewhere in the US, an ice storm swept into the Midwestern states of Iowa and Nebraska, heavy snowfall hit upstate New York, and severe weather warnings were issued around Lake Tahoe, which straddles the states of California and Nevada.

Inclement weather has plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including heavy snow, a major ice storm and unsual tornado activity

A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning. On Saturday, a tornado touched down near a shopping mall in Scotts Valley,