Tag: U.S. tornadoes

Twenty-five dead, several missing as powerful tornadoes hit Tennessee

A string of tornadoes tore through Nashville, Tennessee, and surrounding counties early on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, leaving others missing and reducing neighborhoods to rubble as voters across the state cast ballots in the Super Tuesday presidential primary. Governor William Lee told an afternoon news conference the death toll was expected to rise… Read More Twenty-five dead, several missing as powerful tornadoes hit Tennessee

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One dead, scores injured as tornadoes slam Ohio

Tornadoes pulverized western Ohio early on Tuesday, killing one person, injuring scores of others and requiring emergency officials to send out snowplows to clear debris from a major highway, officials and media reports said. At least one tornado hit Dayton and at least two touched down near the city, including one near Wright-Patterson Air Force… Read More One dead, scores injured as tornadoes slam Ohio

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Five dead as tornadoes sweep through southern coast of U.S.

Weekend tornadoes killed at least five people, including three children, in the U.S. South, authorities said on Sunday, as a massive storm system with damaging wind and hail moved across the country and began drenching East Coast states. A tornado touched down and spun toward Enigma, Georgia, on Sunday, after 17 twisters were reported on… Read More Five dead as tornadoes sweep through southern coast of U.S.

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Deadly storms head eastward following heavy snowfall in midwest U.S.

Deadly slow-moving storms generating record or near-record snowfall and low temperatures in the U.S. Midwest moved eastward on Sunday, leaving stranded airline travelers and thousands without power. In Michigan, where snowfall was expected to reach 18 inches (46 cm) in some areas, about 310,000 homes and businesses were without power because of an ice storm,… Read More Deadly storms head eastward following heavy snowfall in midwest U.S.

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Nine dead as tornadoes, storms hit southern U.S.

Tornadoes ripped through an East Texas county on Saturday evening, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, while high winds, falling trees and floods killed five others in neighboring states, according to news reports. Three tornadoes were confirmed by the U.S. National Weather Service in Canton, a city about 60 miles (95… Read More Nine dead as tornadoes, storms hit southern U.S.

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