street. Lewis (AP) – Stormy systems sweeping parts of the Middle West and at least 23 people, and many of them were left in Kentucky, where it seemed that it seemed to be a destroyed hurricane and turned on a car on the highway.
In Kentucky, about 14 people were killed due to the harsh weather, and the death toll is likely to rise, according to Governor Andy Bishir. The local authorities in Laurel Province, in the southeast of the state, said nine people were killed after a hurricane.
Chris Kromer, a resident of Laurel Province, said he had the first alerts from Tornado on his phone at approximately 11:30 pm or so, about half an hour before the hurricane was beaten. He and his wife grabbed their dog, jumped in their car, went to the house of a nearby relative and entered the crawling area.
“We can hear and feel the upcoming hurricane,” said Cromer, 46.
His house is sound, although a piece of ceiling exploded and broken windows. Cromer said that two doors were destroyed, along with others in the Sunshine Hills neighborhood.
He said: “It is one of those things that you see in the news in other regions, and you feel bad towards people – then, when that happens, it is surreal.” “It makes you feel grateful to be alive, really.”
Sharif’s office said that the rescuers were looking for survivors throughout the night until morning. An emergency shelter was created in a local secondary school, food donations and other necessities that were arriving.
The national weather service did not confirm after Tornado beaten, but meteorologist Felomon Gertson said it was possible. It has exploded through the rural area largely and extends to London Corbin Airport shortly before midnight.
“The souls have been changed forever here tonight. This is the time when we meet, and we pray for this society,” said the mayor of London Randal and indicates Wkyt-TV.
It is the latest harsh weather that causes extensive deaths and damage in Kentucky. Two months ago, at least 24 people died in a round of storms that enlarged the tables and submerged roads. Hundreds of people were rescued, and most of the deaths were caused by high -water vehicles.
A storm was born in late 2021 hurricanes that killed 81 people and cities in western Kentucky. The following summer, historical flood water was flooded parts of East Kentucky, leaving dozens of people more dead.
Missouri bombed storms, with the death of deaths in St. Louis
About 1,200 hurricanes strike the United States annually, and it was reported in all fifty states over the years. In 2018, the researchers found that deadly hurricanes were repeatedly occurring in the traditional “hurricane alley” in Oklahoma, Kandas and Tixas, often in parts of the mid -south, the most intense population full of trees.
The authorities said that the latest storms of Kentucky were part of the weather on Friday, who killed seven in Missouri and two in northern Virginia. The system also generated hurricanes in the state of Wisconsin, brought a heat -punishing wave to Texas and temporarily wrapped from Illinois – including Chicago – in dust on a sunny day otherwise.
The Chicago Office wrote at the Weather Service service on X “Well, it was …” The weather agency said thunderstorms in the center of Illinois pushed strong winds on dry and dusty agricultural lands and north to the Chicago area.
In Missouri, the mayor of Saint Luis Kara Spencer confirmed on Friday five deaths in her city and said that more than 5,000 homes were affected.
“This is really a truly devastating,” Spencer said. The curfew was imposed overnight on Friday in the most affected neighborhoods. Hospitals in the area have mentioned that dozens of patients received, together in a serious condition.
The weather service radar indicated that a potential hurricane landed between 2:30 pm and 2:50 pm in Clayton, Missouri, in the St. Louis area. The apparent hurricane in the Forest Park region, the home of the Saint Louis Zoo and the site of the 1904 World Games and the 1904 in the same year.
William Polianhan, head of the St. Louis battalion, told Associated Press that three people needed help after part of the centenary Christian Church.
Stacy Clark said his mother -in -law, Patricia Pinton, died in the church. He described her as an active volunteer in the church and has many roles, including being part of the choir.
John Randel said that he and his girlfriend were at the St. Louis Museum of Art during the storm and they were wandering on the basement with about 150 other people.
“You can see the doors that fly open, the branches of the trees that fly and the people run,” he said. “Many people were arrested abroad.”
In the Saint Louis Zoo, falling trees were severely damaged by a butterfly facility. The zoo said on social media, and the employees soon disturbed most of the butterflies on social media, and they were delusional in the outskirts of Chesterfield cared about the displaced creatures.
Sherif Derek Witti wrote on social media, where a hurricane was struck in Scott County, about 130 miles (209 km) south of Saint Lewis, wounding several others and destroying multiple houses.
The predictors say that the harsh weather can hit the southern plains
The National Weather Center in the Storm on its website said on Saturday that severe thunderstorms, large cold and “a couple of hurricanes” were expected throughout the southern plains, with a special high risk in northern Texas.
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