Tornado, wildfires and dust storms have caused damage in multiple U.S. states, with at least 37 people dead
Hailey Hart and her fiancé Steve Romero were torn Saturday in the 1994 Toyota Celica, a tornado that torn Saturday in Tylertown, Mississippi, smacking their three Husky dogs in the 1994 Toyota Celica.
Romero said he prayed loudly, and when the car rolled to the side, the windows shattered, and landed on the wheels again, he prayed loudly and hugged Hart. After Twister passed, they could hear people nearby screaming for help.
“It’s a bad dream come true,” Romero said.
Next door, Hart’s grandparents crawled out of the ruins of the destroyed house as they hid in the bathroom when the collapsed roof collapsed.
“It all fell on us,” said Hart’s grandmother Donna Blansett. “All I can do is pray to God to save us.” They grabbed only a few scratches and soreness. Family, friends and volunteers spent Sunday fragments and rescued anything they could find – some damp clothes, an album and some toiletries. “I’m glad you’re alive,” Hart cried as he hugged his grandmother on Sunday.
The National Weather Service said the tornado watch is out of date, but it is still possible on Sunday night in Carolina, Georgia and North Florida.
The forecaster warned that dangerous conditions changed the deadly dynamic storm that began on Friday, obtaining an unusual “high risk” name from weather forecasters. Despite this, it is not uncommon to see such extreme weather in March.
President Donald Trump said in an article on his social media network that his administration is ready to help affected communities.
“Please join Melania and me in prayer for everyone affected by these terrible storms!” he posted on Sunday.
At least three people, including an 82-year-old woman, were killed in central Alabama when multiple tornados swept across the state.
Parks officials in Troy, Alabama said that many residents take refuge in recreation centers must be closed due to damage caused by overnight storms. No one was injured.
“We thank the Lord for providing protection to our community, over 200 guests at the Storm Shelter in the Recreation Center on Saturday night,” the Parks Department said in a statement.
The twisted death toll of 12 in Missouri reached 12, Dakota Henderson, a Missouri resident, said he and other trapped neighbors who rescued found five bodies scattered in rubble Friday night, outside his aunt’s house in tough Wayne County. Authorities say dispersed distorted people killed at least twelve people in the state.
“The casualties to the people last night were really disturbing,” Henderson said Saturday.
Coroner Jim Akers of Butler County, Missouri, described a house where a man was killed “just a field of debris.”
“The floor is upside down,” he said. “We walk on the wall.”
Six people died in Mississippi; Gov. Tate Reeves died in Arkansas, Mississippi, after declaring a devastating tornado broadcast in three counties, six people died and more than 200 were displaced. In the northern part of the state, roads were flooded and some were trapped by flooding.
One of the deaths occurred in Covington County, where the seminary resident Traci Ladner said she watched the tornado knock down trees and power lines and destroyed a house while driving home at Ward’s restaurant on Saturday.
The whirlwind landed briefly, crossed Highway 49, then went back and then descended again, she said.
“I’m crying. My legs are trembling. It’s scary.”
In Arkansas, officials confirmed three people to be dead.
Wildfires and dust storms drive death tolls have caused widespread damage in Texas and Oklahoma, with officials warning that parts of both states will face increased risk of fire danger again in the following week on Sunday.
Gov. Kevin Stitt said more than 130 fires in Oklahoma reportedly causing damage or destruction of nearly 300 homes.
“When the wind blows to 70 mph, no one has enough resources to put out the fire,” said Terry Essary, Stillwater Fire Chief, Oklahoma. “It’s an insurmountable task.”
Oklahoma Emergency Management Department spokesman Keli Cain said Sunday that the two were killed due to wildfires and weather.
Meanwhile, the heavy wind-stimulated sandstorm claimed nearly twelve lives on Friday. According to the State Highway Patrol, eight people died in the Kansas highway stack, involving at least 50 cars. Authorities say three people were also killed in a car accident during a sandstorm in Amarillo, Panhandel, Texas.
