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Times of Oman
06-04-2025
- Climate
- Times of Oman
US: Severe storms claim 16 lives, including children
Arkansas: Storms have pounded the central-eastern United States, killing at least 16 people, including children, local officials said. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that further "severe" flash flooding is to be expected in the coming days. A number of fierce storms stretching from the states of Arkansas to Ohio damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes over the past week. Tennessee was hardest hit by extreme weather, with state authorities saying on Saturday that 10 people had died across the western part of the state. Two people were killed due to floods in Kentucky, according to state Governor Andy Beshear, including a nine-year-old child who was "swept away by floodwaters," as he walked to a bus stop. Photos showed widespread damage from the storm across several states, with homes torn apart, toppled trees, downed power lines and overturned cars. "Severe, widespread flash flooding is expected" into Sunday in parts of the central-eastern region, the NWS said, warning that "lives and property are in great danger." A further two storm-related deaths were recorded in Missouri and one in Indiana, according to local media reports and authorities. A five-year-old was found dead in a home in Little Rock, Arkansas "in connection to the ongoing severe weather," the state's emergency management agency said in a statement. "Flooding has reached record levels in many communities," Kentucky's Governor Beshear wrote on social media Saturday, urging residents in the state to "avoid travel, and never drive through water." More than 100,000 people were without power in Arkansas and Tennessee as of early Sunday, according to tracking website PowerOutage US. The NWS warned that moderate to severe tornadoes could form in parts of the Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi Valley on Sunday, along with "severe thunderstorms."
Saudi Gazette
17-03-2025
- Climate
- Saudi Gazette
US tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms leave 40 dead and 'staggering' damage
WASHINGTON — At least 40 people have died after tornadoes ripped through a swathe of the US Midwest and South. Missouri bore the brunt of the twisters, which began to spawn on Friday. At least 12 people have died in that state. Powerful winds in Texas and Kansas whipped up dust storms that resulted in vehicle pile-ups and a dozen deaths. The extreme weather, covering an area of the country that is home to more than 100 million people, fanned nearly 150 deadly wildfires in Oklahoma. Fatalities were also recorded in Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi. Parts of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina were under flood advisories. More than 320,000 people across the region were without power on Sunday evening, according to tracker PowerOutageUS. States of emergency have been declared in Arkansas, Georgia and Oklahoma. In Missouri, Governor Mike Kehoe said "the scale of devastation across our state is staggering". "Hundreds of homes, schools, and businesses have been either destroyed or severely damaged," his statement added. A tornado killed the occupant of one residence in Butler County in the Midwestern state, leaving it "unrecognisable as a home", according to local coroner Jim Akers. "Just a debris field," he added. "The floor was upside down. We were walking on walls." In Oklahoma, nearly 150 wildfires driven by winds that hit 83mph (133km/h) toppled several articulated lorries. The state's chief medical examiner said at least four people had died there as a result of fires or high winds. The blazes burnt 170,000 acres and destroyed nearly 300 structures, including a farmhouse owned by the state's Governor Kevin Stitt. In Kansas, at least eight people died after more than 55 vehicles crashed due to a dust storm. In Texas, another dust storm caused a pile-up of about 38 cars, leaving at least four people dead. Six people died in Mississippi as tornadoes swept through that state and twisters killed another three in Alabama, including an 82-year-old woman. In Arkansas, officials reported three deaths and 29 people injured. US President Donald Trump said the National Guard had been deployed to Arkansas to help with the storm response. "Please join Melania and me in praying for everyone impacted by these terrible storms!" he posted on his Truth social platform. — BBC
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
MS homes destroyed by possible tornado, 3 dead in storm aftermath: 'It was out of nowhere'
Storms that came through Mississippi on Tuesday brought damaging winds and suspected tornadoes leaving three dead and residents of one county picking up the pieces only two weeks after another tornado struck causing injuries and destroying homes. "We've got at least three or four homes completely destroyed, one with major damage, two with minor damage and a few that were affected," said Angela Atchison, director of Wayne County Emergency Management Agency. "We had four injuries. "All were transported to the hospital. One, possibly two, were transported to a higher-care facility." Atchison said the suspected tornado struck about 6:40 p.m. "All reports have been that as soon as notification was given, it was on top of them," Atchison said. "It was just instant. It was out of nowhere. We normally have more warning." Atchison said this is the second time the county has suffered damage from severe weather in recent weeks. In mid-February a powerful tornado struck the county and left a 26-mile track. "Two weeks age we had an EF3 tornado, possibly and EF4 tornado in one location," Atchison said. "We had two injuries at that point with one trapped due to inaccessibility due to debris and downed power lines. "We had approximately 50 homes damaged with 20-plus being destroyed or major (damage). These people have not had a chance to recover and catch their breath and here we are again." The storm system also claimed the lives of two Madison County men and injured two others. According to Madison County deputy coroner Joel Shows, Thomas Lacey, Jr., 71, of Madison was killed Tuesday afternoon when he came into contact with a power line that had been knocked down by a falling tree limb. Shows said a second person was injured in the incident. A second fatality came when Paul Hardin, 63, of Canton was traveling on the Natchez Trace north of MS 43 and his vehicle was struck by a falling tree. Shows said a passenger in the vehicle was also injured. According to Mississippi Emergency Management Agency interim external affairs director Eric Bullard, a third fatality occurred in Clarke County. Bullard said information his agency received indicated a woman was in her yard when a tree branch fell and killed her. Although the storm front had passed, thousands of Mississippians remained without electricity on Wednesday. As of 10:40 a.m., 7,185 customers tracked by Power Outage US were without power. Counties most heavily affected included: Hinds County: 1,958 Madison County: 796 Neshoba County: 779 Alcorn County: 337 Clarke County: 280 Do you have a story idea? Contact Brian Broom at 601-961-7225 or bbroom@ This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Storms leave 3 dead, homes destroyed by suspected tornado in MS
