KYIV. April 2. UNN. At least 24 people were killed in seven states and dozens were hospitalized after an outbreak of tornadoes swept across the US on Friday and Saturday. This is reported by ABC News UNN.
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The dead included five in Arkansas, five in Indiana, one in Alabama and one in Mississippi, local officials said. Adamsville, Tennessee Mayor David Leckner told the Associated Press that seven people had died in McNairy County. Four people died in Illinois. One person has died in Sussex County, Delaware, after a house collapsed, state police officials told ABC News.
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed at least 31 tornadoes in 9 states on Friday and Saturday. More than 28 million people in the South and Midwest were under tornado warnings, according to the NWS.
According to preliminary information from the NWS, the EF3 tornado had wind speeds of up to 165 miles per hour and a path length of 20 to 25 miles.
The NWS has confirmed that a “catastrophic” tornado has passed through the Little Rock, Arkansas area. At least one person has died and more than 50 people in Pulaski County, Arkansas, have been hospitalized and that number is expected to rise, county emergency management spokeswoman Madeleine Roberts said. She has no information about the condition of the victims.
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. said 2,100 residents were affected in west and south Little Rock, and 27,000 to 30,000 homes remained without power Saturday.
Four people were pronounced dead in Winnie, about 50 miles west of Memphis, which was hit directly by the tornado. The coroner confirmed the death toll to ABC News.
Winn Mayor Jennifer Hobbs told ABC News that they had sustained major damage and that people were trapped, but authorities could not estimate the number.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency due to the severe weather and deployed the National Guard.
“Arkansans should continue to monitor the weather as storms continue,” Sanders tweeted.