Powerful whirlwinds were observed in the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and South Dakota. The most damage was caused by a tornado that passed through Barnsdall, Oklahoma.
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The tornado passed through the city
A town with a thousand inhabitants Barnsdall suffered serious damage. According to the Osage County Sheriff's Office, one person was killed and many were injured. The tornado damaged many buildings. Some of them had their roofs torn off, while others were completely destroyed. In total, approximately 40 properties were damaged. The tornado also caused a gas leak.
The disaster damaged, among others, a local nursing home. Its tenants were evacuated. As reported by Chloe Abbott, a reporter for local television station KOTV-News On 6, several homes were destroyed, and a Rescuers go door to door looking for those trapped in the remains of buildings.
Local services are working to clear the roads of fallen trees and garbage. Highway 75 is blocked in both directions. In Oklahoma, about 28,000. buildings were without electricity.
Not just Oklahoma
The night from Monday to Tuesday was difficult not only in this state. IN Kansas the tornado brought a sizable one hail with a diameter of about 10 cm, i.e. the size of softballs. There were over 70 reports of hail of similar size.
In areas subject to severe storm warnings There are almost 100 million people living in total. The alerts cover Texas to Pennsylvania. The worst conditions are expected in Indiana, northern Kentucky and western Ohio.
The US National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts that this is not the end of strong storms in the region. Severe weather could plague the Mid-South USA until the end of the week. Forecasters expect more clear weather around the weekend.
Source: CNN, Abcnews.go.com, CBSNews
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