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At least 34 people have died in the United States, including 12 in Missouri, after fatal tornadoes were put through several southern states -east, cars and flattened houses.
In Kansas, at least eight people died after more than 55 vehicles were involved in an accident due to a dust storm.
More than 250,000 properties were without power between seven states, including Michigan, Missouri and Illinois, during Sunday night, according to tracker Powerouage.
More intense time for the region is expected, with tornado clocks emitted in east of Louisiana, west of Georgia, Tennessee central and Florida Panhandle Western.
Governor Tate Reeves denounced six deaths in Mississippi, as several tornadoes spread throughout the state.
Floods and flood warnings have also been published in the Mississippi center, in eastern Louisiana and Western Tennessee; as well as parts of Alabama and Arkansas, while the severe time continues to track southeast.
The National Meteorological Service (NWS) has said that these floods could be deadly.
Multiple warnings of Tornado in Alabama were also issued on Saturday night.
The NWS warned of « intense multiple to violent long -term tornadoes » in those areas, which describe the situation as « especially dangerous ».
The meteorological agency said, « If you live in these areas, reach the most robust structure you have access to and remain in place until the storms pass. »
Forestones have been recorded up to 60 km/halby, Tennessee, according to NWS data.
Missouri State Trooper
Missouri State TrooperMike Kehoe, governor of Missouri, said that the state had been « devastated by severe storms and tornadoes, leaving the houses destroyed and lost lives. »
The Missouri Emergency Management Agency said that the initial reports indicated that 19 tornados had hit 25 counties so far.
A house belonging to one of the twelve people killed in Missouri was destroyed by a tornado.
« It was unrecognizable as home. Only a waste field, » CBS News told Coroner Jim Akers, from Butler County, when the lifeguards attended the scene.
« The floor was upside down. We walked in walls. »
Alicia Wilson, who was evacuated from his house to Missouri, told the KSDK television station: « It was the scariest thing I had passed; it was so fast, the ears were about to explode. »
Arkansas has seen three dead and 29 injured, which led to Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to declare an emergency state.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp also declared an emergency state, while Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt confirmed that a person had been killed in the state.
A powder storm that caused three deaths in Texas on Friday night caused an accumulation of about 38 estimated cars.
« It’s the worst I’ve ever seen, » the SGT CINDY BARBLEY, of the State Public Safety Department told journalists.
« We couldn’t say they were all together until the dust powder was installed. »
Another death has been reported in Texas since then.
Destructive storms fed more than 100 fires in various central states, and annulled several semi-remedy trucks, according to CBS.
In Oklahoma, one of these fires, known as the 840 Road Fire, has already burned 27,500 hectares and remains 0% contained, according to the Oklahoma Forestry Service. The agency has issued a warning of « red flag » for the state of the state, which is a serious danger of fire.
The tornadoes form when the warm and humid air rises, mixing with the cold air above to form thunder.
The winds blowing from different directions cause the air to rotate, creating an air vortex that moves upwards.
Four states in which last day the deaths related to the tornado have been confirmed are inside a path often affected by the meteorological phenomenon.
It has obtained this section of the United States the non -official name Tornado Alley, because its geography is ideal for the formation of tornadoes.
By 2024 54 people died in tornado -related incidents, According to Noaa. Nine people died in Texas. There were eight in Oklahoma, five in Arkansas and one in Missouri.
The maximum season of tornadoes in Tornado Alley is May to June, but meteorologists warn that tornadoes may occur at any time of the year.
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