(The Guardian) At least five people killed after storms hit Southern states
At least five people were killed after severe storms and tornadoes ripped across a swath of US southern states, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and causing widespread damage.
Three people were killed after a devastating tornado tore through the north Texas town of Perryton on Thursday evening, injuring dozens others and causing widespread damage. Two people were killed in the downtown business district and the third died in a mobile home park in the north-east part of town, Ochiltree county sheriff Terry Bouchard said. The victims have been identified as Becky Randall, Cindy Bransgrove, and 11-year-old Matthew Ramirez. One person was missing, Perrytown fire chief Paul Dutcher told NBC.
The town’s fire department took a direct hit from the tornado, and “many of our trucks are pretty badly damaged,” Dutcher told CNN. As many as 200 homes may have been damaged by the tornado, he said. About 115 patients were treated in Ochiltree general hospital due to Thursday’s tornado in Perryton, according to a Facebook post.
The National Weather Service in Amarillo confirmed that a tornado hit the area shortly after 5pm on Thursday. The town remained without power the day after a huge twister inflicted damage to homes and a mobile home park. Another person was killed on Thursday night in Escambia County, Florida, after a tree fell on their home during a tornado, authorities said. In Mississippi, a man died after a tree fell on him during stormy weather on Friday morning.
Here’s a clip showing the devastation to the Texas town of Perryton, after a tornado ripped through the town on Thursday evening killing at least three people and injuring dozens more.
At least five people were killed after severe storms and tornadoes ripped across a swath of US southern states, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and causing widespread damage.
Three people were killed after a devastating tornado tore through the north Texas town of Perryton on Thursday evening, injuring dozens others and causing widespread damage. Two people were killed in the downtown business district and the third died in a mobile home park in the north-east part of town, Ochiltree county sheriff Terry Bouchard said. The victims have been identified as Becky Randall, Cindy Bransgrove, and 11-year-old Matthew Ramirez. One person was missing, Perrytown fire chief Paul Dutcher told NBC.
The town’s fire department took a direct hit from the tornado, and “many of our trucks are pretty badly damaged,” Dutcher told CNN. As many as 200 homes may have been damaged by the tornado, he said. About 115 patients were treated in Ochiltree general hospital due to Thursday’s tornado in Perryton, according to a Facebook post.
The National Weather Service in Amarillo confirmed that a tornado hit the area shortly after 5pm on Thursday. The town remained without power the day after a huge twister inflicted damage to homes and a mobile home park. Another person was killed on Thursday night in Escambia County, Florida, after a tree fell on their home during a tornado, authorities said. In Mississippi, a man died after a tree fell on him during stormy weather on Friday morning.
Here’s a clip showing the devastation to the Texas town of Perryton, after a tornado ripped through the town on Thursday evening killing at least three people and injuring dozens more.
