At least 50 feared dead as tornadoes, storms strike US; roof collapse at Amazon
3 years ago

At least 50 feared dead as tornadoes, storms strike US; roof collapse at Amazon

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Many counties in Kentucky were devastated, with the strongest tornado tearing 200 miles through the state, governor Andy Beshear said Edwardsville: Tornadoes and severe weather were blamed for several deaths and injuries across parts of the Midwest and the South as a storm system caused significant damage at a candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon facility in Illinois, a nursing home in Arkansas, and numerous homes and buildings. “We’re assessing the situation and will share additional information when it’s available.” Three storm-related deaths were confirmed in Tennessee, said Dean Flener, spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. A tornado struck the Monette Manor nursing home in Arkansas on Friday night, killing one person and trapping 20 people inside as the building collapsed, Craighead County Judge Marvin Day told The Associated Press. “It’s obvious we had major wind damage,” said Ronnie Ward, a Bowling Green police spokesman, in a telephone interview.

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At Least 2 Dead In Fierce Storm That Damaged Homes And Businesses In 3 States
9 months, 1 week ago

At Least 2 Dead In Fierce Storm That Damaged Homes And Businesses In 3 States

Huff Post  

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Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US
9 months, 1 week ago

Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US

Associated Press  

Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. A high school in Winchester had electricity and was open for people who “need somewhere warm and dry.” In Ohio’s Logan County, a suspected tornado tore through the villages of …

Survivors emerge from wreckage after US storms kill 9 people
1 year, 11 months ago

Survivors emerge from wreckage after US storms kill 9 people

Associated Press  

SELMA, Ala. — Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings, and rescue crews pulled survivors from beneath collapsed houses Friday in the aftermath of a tornado-spawning storm system that killed at least nine people as it barreled across parts of Georgia and Alabama. “God was sure with us,” Tracey Wilhelm said as she looked over the shattered remnants of her mobile …

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens
3 years ago

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Associated Press  

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Residents of Kentucky counties where tornadoes killed dozens of people could be without heat, water or electricity in frigid temperatures for weeks or longer, state officials warned Monday, as the toll of damage and deaths came into clearer focus in five states slammed by the swarm of twisters. So we have nothing to rely on there,” Mayfield …

Kentucky tornado toll in dozens; less than feared at factory
3 years ago

Kentucky tornado toll in dozens; less than feared at factory

Associated Press  

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Workers on the night shift at Mayfield Consumer Products were in the middle of the holiday rush, cranking out candles, when a tornado closed in on the factory and the word went out: “Duck and cover.” Autumn Kirks pulled down her safety goggles and took shelter, tossing aside wax and fragrance buckets to make room. Andy Beshear …

Photos: Devastating tornadoes tear through the Midwest and Southeast
3 years ago

Photos: Devastating tornadoes tear through the Midwest and Southeast

LA Times  

At least 90 people were feared dead — most of them in Kentucky — after a series of tornadoes tore through the Midwest and Southeast, according to state and local officials. At a news briefing Saturday, President Biden said he had approved an emergency declaration for Kentucky, “and I stand ready to do the same for the governors of the …

At least 70 feared dead after tornado hits US state of Kentucky
3 years ago

At least 70 feared dead after tornado hits US state of Kentucky

India TV News  

Highlights A tornado hit the Kentucky state of the United States. Kentucky State Police Trooper Sarah Burgess said search and rescue teams were going through the rubble Saturday but didn’t yet have a number for how many have died. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the damage was caused by straight-line storms or a tornado, but the National Weather Service office …

At least 50 Feared Dead in Kentucky After Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Multiple US States
3 years ago

At least 50 Feared Dead in Kentucky After Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Multiple US States

News 18  

At least 50 people are dead after a tornado ripped through the southeastern US state of Kentucky, its governor told reporters, as storms ravaged large swathes of the country. A storm earlier tore through a massive Amazon warehouse in the US state of Illinois on Friday, officials said, with local media reporting around 100 workers trapped inside. The Collinsville Emergency …

Dozens feared dead in Kentucky as tornadoes hit US states
3 years ago

Dozens feared dead in Kentucky as tornadoes hit US states

Al Jazeera  

Kentucky governor says up to 100 people could be dead in the state as casualties also reported from other states. In the state of Illinois, many people were trapped after a roof partially collapsed at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse on Friday, with two people confirmed dead, local authorities said. It may in fact end up exceeding 100 before the day …

Deadly tornado leaves Kentucky town of Mayfield mourning and seeking survivors
3 years ago

Deadly tornado leaves Kentucky town of Mayfield mourning and seeking survivors

LA Times  

A man walks through piles of debris from buildings destroyed when a tornado tore through Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday. “The devastation is unlike anything I have seen in my life,” Beshear said at a briefing after visiting Mayfield, calling the storms, “the worst, most devastating tornado event in Kentucky’s history.” In Mayfield, where a tornado swept through the Mayfield Consumer …

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