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.

Forecasters warned that a Pacific storm was expected to bring widespread rain and mountain snow across California and other parts of the West through Friday.

The National Weather Service confirmed five tornadoes in Okmulgee and McIntosh counties following a line of severe storms Tuesday morning, with damage reported to homes, trees and power poles across parts of Henryetta,

The Dallas-Fort Worth area was hit with severe storms Tuesday that spawned an EF-1 tornado in Irving and, meteorologists confirmed Wednesday another EF-1 tornado and wind damage in Wise County. Residents in Irving — where the weather service confirmed a tornado touched down on Pioneer Drive between North MacArthur and North O’Connor boulevards — reported the wind shaking their homes.

Powerful storms tore through parts of the country Tuesday, including North Texas. In Irving, a tornado with winds up to 110 mph struck, while another touched down in the 16,000-resident city of Ada, Oklahoma,