Tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and causing serious property damage, according to <a href="https://www.koco.com/article/tornado-enid-braman-oklahoma-damage-video/71116783" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KOCO News 5</a>.
No fatalities were reported from the severe weather, which primarily hit the northern part of the state.
One of the hardest-hit communities was Enid, where roughly 40 homes were damaged, <a href="https://ktul.com/news/local/officials-40-homes-damaged-in-enid-garfield-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTUL</a> reported. The city is home to Vance Air Force Base, and a dramatic video from the area showed a massive tornado moving near it.
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Dramatic video captured a powerful tornado near Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, on Thursday evening. <a href="https://t.co/zqzebLRoDl">pic.twitter.com/zqzebLRoDl</a>
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Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt urged prayers for those affected.
“Please join me in praying for the Enid community, which has been severely impacted by tonight’s tornado,” Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) posted to X last Thursday night.
“I have spoken with Enid’s local leaders and will continue working with them as they assess the damage and identify needs. My prayers are with everyone on Vance Air Force Base and the surrounding neighborhood, and I am asking God to bring healing and comfort in the days ahead.”
Stitt warned that storms will “continue to move across Oklahoma tonight.”
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Mother Nature’s wrath on full display..Daylight pictures of Gray Ridge neighborhood in Enid after last nights violent tornado..Some houses are slabbed..Best news..NO FATALITIES thanks to advanced warnings and people taking the info seriously <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrayersForEnid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrayersForEnid</a> 
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The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in 14 Oklahoma counties until 9 p.m. Friday, including parts of east-central and southeastern parts of the state.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management is asking people to report storm damage.
“Damage assessments are ongoing today,&#8221; the department posted.
&#8220;Reporting damage helps authorities understand the impact of damages and can help connect you to recovery resources,” the post continued.
Other officials expressed an outpouring of support for the community, which has just over 50,000 people and is just over 100 miles north of Oklahoma City.
&#8220;Our prayers are with the people of Northern Oklahoma as they recover from the damage caused by tornadoes. My office stands ready to protect the interests of these individuals against those seeking to take advantage of them during this vulnerable time,&#8221; Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond <a href="https://x.com/Okla_OAG/status/2047691039948075240?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>.

Oklahoma Town Of Barnsdall Hit By Deadly Tornado

Tornado Ravages Through Community Near Air Force Base: ‘Vulnerable Time’

Kevin Stitt

Oklahoma

Tornado

Weather

Tornadoes and strong storms killed at least four people and injured more than a dozen in southern Michigan on Friday, destroying multiple homes and leaving hundreds of residents without power, local authorities said.
Soon after the National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for the area on Friday, videos on social media claiming to be from the towns of Three Rivers and Union City showed massive whirlwinds tearing roofs off buildings and lifting debris into the air.
Local media footage showed smashed buildings and cars, and poles, trees and road signs that had been blown over.
Three fatalities and a dozen injuries were reported in Branch County, where Union City is located, the county&#8217;s sheriff&#8217;s office said.
One person was killed and several injured in Cass County, according to local authorities there.
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&#8220;Multiple large structures &#8211; including homes and pole barns &#8211; sustained damage ranging from major structural impacts to complete destruction,&#8221; according to a statement on a website for Cass County.
Power outages had affected hundreds of people, local officials said.
&#8220;We have multiple utility poles down, transformers damaged, and long stretches of power lines on the ground. The north side of Union Lake sustained some of the most severe damage, with roughly two miles of line brought down in that area alone,&#8221; according to a posting on Union City&#8217;s official Facebook page that said restoration may take several days.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she activated a State Emergency Operations Center for monitoring the situation.
&#8220;The state is ready to fulfill any resource requests that may arise. We&#8217;ve yet to receive any just yet. It&#8217;s sounding like the local response is and has been able to address what&#8217;s been a very devastating afternoon and evening in southwest Michigan,&#8221; Clayton Cummins, a spokesperson for Michigan emergency services and police, told Reuters.
(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Editing by Donna Bryson and Tom Hogue)

Tornado Damage

Tornadoes Kill Four, Injure More Than A Dozen In Michigan

Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan

Severe Weather

U.S.

Deadly tornadoes and violent storms tore through the South and Midwest on Thursday, killing at least six people in a “generational flooding” forecasted to continue to devastate the region in the days to come.
Violent winds and tornadoes killed at least six people when storms began late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, with tornadoes in Arkansas launching debris nearly 5 miles above the ground.
A Tennessee man and his 16-year-old daughter were killed after a tornado tore through their modular home, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
The storm has left half a million customers without power across nine states early Thursday, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/deadly-storms-rip-through-the-south-and-midwest">according</a> to PowerOutage.us.
National Weather Service meteorologists <a href="https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd">warned</a> of a “life-threatening, catastrophic, and potentially historic flash flood event” through Saturday, calling it an <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=ARZ016&amp;warncounty=ARC063&amp;firewxzone=ARZ016&amp;local_place1=Newark%20AR&amp;product1=Flood+Watch&amp;lat=35.7017&amp;lon=-91.4415">event</a> that &#8220;happens once in a generation to once in a lifetime.&#8221;
Up to 15 inches of rain is forecast for parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana over the next week, with the Oklahoma-based Storm Prediction Center reporting that 90 million Americans were at risk of being directly impacted by the severe weather.
Nashville has also experienced severe flooding.
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Heavy flooding due to extreme rainfall in Nashville of Tennessee, USA 🇺🇲 <a href="https://t.co/XWBzNSf7Up">pic.twitter.com/XWBzNSf7Up</a>
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The severe weather outbreak ravaging the heartland has already put an unprecedented strain on local emergency services in multiple states, with volunteers and first responders working through dire conditions to save lives, AP News <a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-weather-flash-flooding-tornadoes-7d078f3549048935fe760aacf494c96b">reported</a>.
In Jeffersontown, Kentucky, aerial photos showed a trailer sitting atop a semi-truck along with smashed vehicles under collapsed warehouse walls.
In Owasso, Oklahoma, a tornado damaged the roofs of homes and knocked down power lines, trees, and fences.
In Lake City, Arkansas, a tornado tore off roofs, destroyed homes, and even threw cars into trees.
In western Kentucky, four people were injured while taking shelter in a vehicle under a church carport, with multiple buildings and homes badly damaged.
Emergency crews in Brownsburg, Indiana, worked for hours to free a worker trapped when a roof collapsed at a distribution center.
Five semis were blown over on Interstate 65 near Lowell, Indiana, state police reported, <a href="https://wsbt.com/news/local/semis-roll-over-toppled-blown-gusty-wind-strong-crash-accident-police-investigation-i-65-lowell-lake-county-indiana">according</a> to WSBT.
Two workers were injured on Wednesday when the roof and a wall collapsed at a Sur La Table distribution center in Brownsburg, Indiana, per <a href="https://www.wtae.com/article/violent-storms-tornadoes-south-midwest/64373221">WTAE</a>.
A man and his daughter were killed as strong winds tore through his home in Moscow, TN, FOX 13 <a href="https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/storm-and-tornado-damage-across-the-mid-south/article_152c7c0a-6823-430d-aadc-ddc6a8dd3bb5.html">reported</a>.
Chief Garry Moore of the Whitewater Fire Protection District died in the storm while on duty, said Clark Parrot of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, although the exact cause of death has yet to be determined, per <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/floods/live-blog/severe-weather-live-updates-life-threatening-catastrophic-flash-floodi-rcna199446">NBC News</a>.
Water rescue teams are being staged as the Federal Emergency Management Agency prepares supplies for affected regions, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/severe-storms-south-midwest-deadly/">reported</a>.
National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Chenard warned that tornadoes are in the forecast every day through Saturday for a dozen states in the Midwest and South.

Nashville Flooding

‘Catastrophic:’ Six Dead, Half A Million Without Power As Tornadoes And Floods Hit U.S.

Floods

At least forty people were killed as fierce winds and tornadoes ripped across the country over the weekend, slamming the Midwest and the South. 
Twenty-four of the deaths were attributed to tornadoes, while wind-fueled dust storms and fires resulted in another 16 deaths. At least 12 people <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/tornado-outbreak-live-updates-18-dead-dozens-injured/?id=119832914" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were</a> killed in Missouri, three in Alabama, eight in Kansas, six in Mississippi, four in Texas, three in Arkansas, and four in Oklahoma. 
Tens of thousands of customers are still out of power after the storms raced across the country up into Pennsylvania and New York. More than 25,000 customers are without electricity in Missouri, 56,000 in Pennsylvania, and 23,000 in New York, <a href="https://poweroutage.us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to PowerOutage.us. 
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had activated the National Guard in response to the storms. 
“We are actively monitoring the severe tornadoes and storms that have impacted many States across the South and Midwest — 36 innocent lives have been lost, and many more devastated,” he <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114174243289152293">posted</a> on Truth Social on Sunday. “The National Guard have been deployed to Arkansas, and my Administration is ready to assist State and Local Officials, as they help their communities to try and recover from the damage. Please join Melania and me in praying for everyone impacted by these terrible storms!”
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In Kansas, a wind-fueled dust storm <a href="https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/dust-settles-on-71-vehicle-pileup-8-fatalities-near-goodland/">caused</a> a 70-car pileup on Interstate 70 that killed eight people near Goodland on Friday. 
“I’ve seen it before, but this is probably the worst I’ve ever seen,” Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman told KSNW. 
Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama were all slammed by tornadoes, as at least 56 developed across 10 different states, <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/severe-weather-tornadoes-dust-storm-blizzard-midwest-plains-southeast-east-coast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Fox Forecast Center. Southeast Missouri was hit particularly hard after storms ripped through Wayne, Ozark, Butler, and Jefferson counties. 
Videos posted online also showed widespread tornado damage in Mississippi.
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Alabama Republican Governor Kay Ivey said on Sunday that most of her state had been impacted by the storms. 
“We have reports of damage in 52 of our 67 counties. Our damage assessment continues. The sun has risen in Alabama, though. We pray for those lives we lost, as well as those who were injured. And we pray for our first responders, emergency management officials and linemen who are doing incredible work on the ground right now,” she said.

Tornadoes Rip Through Missouri

At Least 40 Dead After Tornadoes, Dust Storms Ravage Several States

Arkansas

Kansas

Mississippi

Missouri

Texas

At least four people were killed in three states as the South was hit by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/severe-weather" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tornadoes</a> over the weekend, leaving tens of thousands without power.
Tornadoes were reported in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina as a severe storm system bringing strong winds and heavy rain moved through the region on Saturday and Sunday. Two people were killed in Mississippi, one in Texas, and another in North Carolina due to the storms.
As of Monday morning, <a href="https://poweroutage.us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than</a> 32,000 customers in Mississippi and 4,000 in Texas were without power, along with thousands more in Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina. Outages in Mississippi at one point topped 100,000, according to Republican Governor Tate Reeves. 
Reeves also announced that there were fatalities in Adams County and Lowndes County.
“The state of Mississippi will continue to monitor the situation and respond as necessary,” Reeves <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tatereeves/posts/pfbid02rdPaubGBCwhBxnChZUTL3t1o1x5NbekxcSLWB3Zrvak8zCNaeZAfNRi9PhBjomiql" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sunday. “Thank you to all of the emergency managers, first responders, and road and line crews who are working hard to help their fellow Mississippians.”
One church in Meadville, Mississippi, was almost <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/tornado-strikes-mississippi-church-second-time-90-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entirely destroyed</a> as a tornado ripped through. Two church members were inside at the time but were not injured. 
&#8220;After all this, there&#8217;s one bare spot in this church, about a 6-foot diameter, that has a clean floor,&#8221; one of the congregants of O&#8217;Zion Church who survived the storm told Fox Weather. &#8220;That&#8217;s where she and I were laying, in that clean spot. After it was over with, we stood up and …. we didn&#8217;t have a splinter on us. We didn&#8217;t have a speck of dust on us.&#8221;
In Texas, a fatality from the storms was reported in Brazoria County, which is located south of Houston. The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one person had been killed and four injured after a tornado touchdown somewhere between Liverpool and Hillcrest Village on Saturday. 
Footage posted online showed the tornado going through the Houston area.
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🚨 New video showing the EF-3 tornado that tore through Montgomery County, Texas on Saturday.
Wind speeds are estimated to top out at 140 mph.
This video is from New Caney, Texas. According to <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NWSHouston</a>, the tornado was on the ground for just over 10 miles. <a href="https://twitter.com/KPRC2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPRC2</a> <a href="https://t.co/cZcp2A2MiL">pic.twitter.com/cZcp2A2MiL</a>
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Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Madison Polston <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/weather/tornado-texas-mississippi-storms-south.html#:~:text=Strong%20storms%20spawned%20tornadoes%20in,on%20the%20Carolinas%20on%20Sunday.&amp;text=Four%20people%20were%20dead%20in,heavy%20rains%20in%20the%20Carolinas." target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The New York Times that the victim was a 48-year-old woman who was found outside her home in Liverpool. 
“We rarely get tornadoes here in Brazoria County,” she said. “If we do, for there to be damage to this extent, or injuries, is also very uncommon.”
The fourth death from the storm occurred on Sunday in Mooresville, North Carolina. Law enforcement <a href="https://www.wbtv.com/2024/12/29/troopers-respond-crash-rowan-iredell-county-line/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> 70-year-old Matthew Teeple of Tennessee was killed when a tree fell on his truck.

Saturday Storm Katy TX

4 Dead After Tornadoes Rip Through South Bringing Torrential Rain, Wind

North Carolina

Tornadoes and thunderstorms left over half a million customers in an area of northern Texas without power by Tuesday morning, the day after the Memorial Day weekend.
According to <a href="https://poweroutage.us/area/state/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PowerOutageUS.com</a>, over 700,000 customers in the counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Kaufman, Rockwell, Tarrant, and Wise were left without power.
Four tornadoes <a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/weather/texas-tornado-north-cooke-county-damage-national-weather-service-ef-rating-wind-speeds-path/287-724a3ec4-9f6f-4418-aca9-a1254d6b2341" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tore</a> through North Texas on Saturday night. One struck northeast of Celina at a speed of 165 mph; one tore through Cooke County and into Denton County at 135 mph; another tornado in Denton County struck the Ray Roberts Marina, and a fourth in Collin County moved from the northwest of Celina to south of Weston.
A severe thunderstorm watch was <a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/weather/dfw-weather-severe-weather-thunderstornms/287-39ef8695-8dfd-43ea-a5a1-d3bed9750c84" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> for most of North Texas on Tuesday morning.
Seven people died in Valley View, located in Cooke County, from the storms on Saturday night. The seven deaths were reported after a tornado swept through a rural area near a mobile home park, according to Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-weather-texas-oklahoma-arkansas-kentucky-91b0ff5c06f9bdc8b8ca68f36afbafa2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Two of the victims were a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old. Three others killed in the north Texas storm were a mother and her two children, ages 15 and 9, according to NBC DFW.
The city of Valley View said locations for donations were available; United Methodist Church, 201 Church St., which needs diapers, wipes, pet food and hygiene supplies; the Community Center, 101 Lee St., which needs non-perishable food, sports drinks, large black trash bags and personal hygiene products, and the Agricultural Sciences Building, 700 S. Frontage Road, which asked for baby formula, bottles and Depends, KERA <a href="https://www.keranews.org/news/2024-05-26/how-to-help-donate-assist-cleanup-efforts-after-deadly-storms-in-north-texas">reported</a>.
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The Denton County Office of Emergency Management asked for donations to the <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgive.unitedwaydenton.org%2Fcomm%2FSinglePageRegPledge.jsp%3F_gl%3D1*jzczh8*_gcl_au*MTQyMzQxNjQxNy4xNzE2MzA5Mjc2*_ga*MTQ2Mzc1OTAwLjE3MTYzMDkyNzY.*_ga_GKXE8LXK0S*MTcxNjcyOTIxOS4zLjAuMTcxNjcyOTIyMy41Ni4wLjA%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0JKTu32z4KTayXnpU1wFK-Or3f7zC_fkUbrDF0-LmWekSUt89bXwNL7lU_aem_Abx-gJ8vYUSQTeVFZlKbdNhmlwCCJc5XXEfsG_-haPQz9LSqiHf7P0YOPldd0JNm8brhhz6Ob9T6sGjYQdopGAHC&amp;h=AT2cKv58pF_25jWs9BTODkiqIpdfmrc9NoAttnZ7ig68Kf8ccyxo6SfVZSBboX-sIdfT_fMH-gJzhIb7IsGJOeXNU4-ZBFZkJfbGUZLMIkCElJZT33RDn2BWZu6uKhDgoA&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c%5B0%5D=AT30xVS5ys3BWvXrGHaHj2VKC_Uu00ifwDkn3X6y63hwRr2Q2Mv8i7s09zeIqvMKexL5enfQyYYFn3QVVeWw0WATOIMljWMSTFXPKX99Xs9kvyYssbMokH4OMcQC6nxPfL1zQk2_PZ7nJRu1gtSwIkl6xounyqo6X3C7bNOCh-N85qfuU6Eh1ITmpYDr5bpJ-wu04as9Y4aIx9-efA-PbdSTrIytxh6mZA3V" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cms-ai="0">United Way of Denton County</a>. Celina police <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/weather-connection/help-texas-tornado-victims/3551234/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> for donations to be given to <a href="https://littlewoodenpenguin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-type="link" data-id="https://littlewoodenpenguin.com/">Little Wooden Penguin</a> or <a href="https://www.gracebridge.us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.gracebridge.us/">Grace Bridge</a>.
Zach Jewell contributed to this report. 
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Tornado Causes Widespread Damage In Temple, Texas

Over 700,000 North Texans Without Power After Tornadoes, Storms Rip Through State

At least 19 people are dead as severe storms and tornadoes swept across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky over the weekend, and more than 100 million people are at risk of severe weather on the East Coast on Monday.
The deadliest storms were in Arkansas, where eight people have been confirmed dead, and Texas, where seven people have died, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/oklahoma-texas-arkansas-tornado-storms-05-27-24-intl-hnk/h_474a6566637f3d58ffba8a2a66d7df59" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Two people have been confirmed dead in Oklahoma following the storms and another two people were killed in Kentucky when the severe weather ripped through most of the Bluegrass State on Sunday night.
Cooke County, Texas — near the Oklahoma border — took the brunt of the storms, which killed seven people, including two children on Saturday night. The seven deaths were reported after a tornado swept through a rural area near a mobile home park, according to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-weather-texas-oklahoma-arkansas-kentucky-91b0ff5c06f9bdc8b8ca68f36afbafa2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Two of the seven killed were a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old. Three others killed in the north Texas storm were a mother and her two children, ages 15 and 9, according to NBC DFW.
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LATEST: Emergency officials say about 250 homes were completely destroyed in last night’s North Texas tornado across Montague, Cooke, Denton and Collin counties.
The breadth of the damage from this storm is massive, whole neighborhoods blown away in under a minute.<a href="https://twitter.com/NBCDFW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCDFW</a> <a href="https://t.co/huz6Jo2UX9">pic.twitter.com/huz6Jo2UX9</a>
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Family tells <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCDFW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCDFW</a> that Laura Esparza, her children 15-year-old Miranda Esparza and 9-year-old Marco Esparza died in last night’s North Texas tornado.
Their mobile home near Valley View was destroyed. Miranda and Marco were thrown across the street under these trucks where… <a href="https://t.co/Yyk407t9Yb">pic.twitter.com/Yyk407t9Yb</a>
— Keenan Willard (@KeenanNBC5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeenanNBC5/status/1794833381865226294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The storms continued east through Arkansas, where the city of Rogers was hit hard by a tornado early Sunday morning. Aerial footage of the town showed numerous homes and buildings that were leveled by the storm.
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Northwest Arkansas was hit hard by tornadoes early this morning with downtown Rogers being one of the hard hit areas. Aerial footage shows some of the destructions Shortly after it hit and then after daylight. <a href="https://twitter.com/weatherdan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@weatherdan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/4029Darby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@4029Darby</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ToddYakoubian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ToddYakoubian</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/arwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#arwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tornado</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/arkansas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#arkansas</a> <a href="https://t.co/AFnhthnkwW">pic.twitter.com/AFnhthnkwW</a>
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&#8220;It was horrible. It was so loud and we were so scared,&#8221; one Rogers, Arkansas, resident said through tears.
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&#8220;We were in the hallway. That&#8217;s all we had to go into was the hallway,&#8221; the woman added.
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&#8220;It was so loud&#8230; and we were so scared.&#8221;
People in Northwest Arkansas awoke to tornado sirens in the middle of the night. Daylight Sunday revealed destruction in Rogers, that took a direct hit. <a href="https://t.co/D4hY3a7YUP">pic.twitter.com/D4hY3a7YUP</a>
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More footage posted on social media Monday morning showed the destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, about 160 miles southwest of Louisville.
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*** Dawson Springs, KY Significant TOR DMG! *** 
First viewing of the Dawson Springs, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kentucky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kentucky</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tornado</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/damage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#damage</a> this morning. This video describes the full-on destruction across the area. I saw boats tossed into the trees, cars thrown, houses wiped down to the foundation, and… <a href="https://t.co/B76185isac">pic.twitter.com/B76185isac</a>
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Forecasters said that storms are likely to move through states from Alabama to as far east as New York on Monday. New York City; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Virginia; and Raleigh, North Carolina are all under a moderate risk for severe thunderstorms throughout Memorial Day, and isolated tornadoes are possible, The Weather Channel <a href="https://weather.com/storms/severe/video/severe-storms-for-east-coast-today" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.

Memorial Day Weekend Storms Rip Through Multiple States, Kill At Least 19 People

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Tornadoes ripped through <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iowa</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nebraska</a> on Friday, with no reported deaths despite whole neighborhoods being destroyed. 
Parts of Omaha, Nebraska, and northwest Iowa were severely damaged by the storms. Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said that there were many houses “flattened” and many more with “significant damage.” Bossman added that emergency crews had to deal with power outages, downed power lines, gas leaks, downed trees, and buildings that had been made structurally unsound by the fierce tornadoes. 
&#8220;They&#8217;re going to be putting together a strategic plan for a detailed search of the area, starting with the properties with most damage,&#8221; Bossman said, <a href="https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/tornadoes-omaha-elkhorn-blair/article_c696711e-0441-11ef-808d-034419cac7da.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. &#8220;We&#8217;ll be looking throughout properties in debris piles, we&#8217;ll be looking in basements, trying to find any victims and make sure everybody is rescued who needs assistance.&#8221;
Pat Woods, who lives  in Omaha’s Elkhorn neighborhood, told the AP he and his wife saw the tornado touch down not far from their home.  
“We watched it touch down like 200 yards over there and then we took shelter,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We could hear it coming through. When we came up our fence was gone and we looked to the northwest and the whole neighborhood&#8217;s gone.”
Multiple people were injured from the tornadoes, including three people in Lancaster County, Nebraska, who were in an industrial building, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tornadoes-hit-nebraska-severe-storms-tear-across-midwest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
&#8220;I have ordered that state resources be made available to assist with the emergency response and to support local first responders as they assess the damage,” Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen <a href="https://omaha.com/news/local/weather/jim-pillen-nebraskas-members-of-congress-on-the-aftermath-of-the-tornadoes-in-nebraska/article_cee53ab0-042f-11ef-b804-4f37f171b6cd.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Nebraskans are tough, resilient people, and our neighbors and communities will rally around affected families and businesses to assist them. Nebraskans are no strangers to severe weather and, as they have countless times before, Nebraskans will help Nebraskans to rebuild.&#8221;
Cities in Iowa were also hit hard, including Minden and Crescent, where the tornadoes traveled after ripping through Omaha. 
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Videos posted on social media showed the massive tornadoes ripping across the plains and the aftermath of the storms.
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TWIN tornadoes moments before turning into a massive wedge near Tennant, a moments ago <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iawx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#iawx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RadarOmega?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RadarOmega</a> <a href="https://t.co/OH9QLbSwxR">pic.twitter.com/OH9QLbSwxR</a>
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Nearly 10 minutes of video from multiple significant tornadoes via multiple supercells today in Nebraska and Iowa. Unreal tornado outbreak. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kswx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/newx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#newx</a> <a href="https://t.co/q1jDJNhKxM">pic.twitter.com/q1jDJNhKxM</a>
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Minden, Iowa got sideswiped on the SE side by a violent <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tornado</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanHallWX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JordanHallWX</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iawx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#iawx</a> <a href="https://t.co/iGBvxSy7KY">pic.twitter.com/iGBvxSy7KY</a>
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More <a href="https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/2024-04-22-severe-weather-forecast-plains-midwest-south-late-april?cm_ven=dnt_social_twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">areas are</a> under tornado watches on Saturday, including parts of Texas and Oklahoma, as severe weather is expected from the plains to the Midwest.

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‘The Whole Neighborhood’s Gone’: Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest Destroying Homes

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Florida Democrats have once again taken to social media to voice their complaints about Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) — and their beef with him on this particular occasion appears to be &#8230; his inability to control the weather.
After severe storms — and even some tornado activity — rocked the Sunshine State, DeSantis declared a State of Emergency. Florida Democrats responded with a post on X that seemed to blame the Republican governor for failing to stop the storms, suggesting that he was a hypocrite for supporting environmental protection.
&#8220;Ron: &#8216;We must protect our environment and the great outdoors,'&#8221; they quoted him as saying, adding a still photo of some of the storm damages. &#8220;Florida right now: #StateoftheState.&#8221;
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Ron: ‘We must protect our environment and the great outdoors’
Florida right now: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StateoftheState?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StateoftheState</a> <a href="https://t.co/q3bKHj92GQ">pic.twitter.com/q3bKHj92GQ</a>
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DeSantis&#8217; rapid response director Christina Pushaw responded, &#8220;You want to turn Florida into California, where entire towns burned to the ground due to uncontrolled wildfires. Was that Gavin Newsom&#8217;s fault or is it only Republican politicians who can control the weather?&#8221;
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You want to turn Florida into California, where entire towns burned to the ground due to uncontrolled wildfires. Was that Gavin Newsom&#39;s fault or is it only Republican politicians who can control the weather?
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&#8220;Democrats think &#8216;protect our environment&#8217; means &#8216;pay us more taxes and we will stop tornadoes from happening. pinky promise!'&#8221; she added.
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Democrats think &quot;protect our environment&quot; means &quot;pay us more taxes and we will stop tornadoes from happening. pinky promise!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/fPCDTM6CkN">https://t.co/fPCDTM6CkN</a>
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Chaya Raichik <a href="https://twitter.com/ChayaRaichik10/status/1744809782857637969" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;I didn’t realize the Governor controls the weather and can stop storms.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m confused, should Ron DeSantis tell mother nature to stop naturing? Or?&#8221; Brendon Leslie asked.
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I’m confused, should Ron DeSantis tell mother nature to stop naturing? Or?
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&#8220;Florida Democrats are right. The environment is a jerk. It&#8217;s time to make the Earth pay,&#8221; Donny Ferguson joked.
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Florida Democrats are right. The environment is a jerk. 
It&#39;s time to make the Earth pay. <a href="https://t.co/zt2vSXP3yp">https://t.co/zt2vSXP3yp</a>
&mdash; Donny Ferguson (@DonnyFerguson) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonnyFerguson/status/1744955410321117228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Next time there’s a big hurricane or tornado I’ll remind the governor to get out the giant fan so we can blow it back out to sea,&#8221; Courtney Knill suggested.
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next time there’s a big hurricane or tornado I’ll remind the governor to get out the giant fan so we can blow it back out to sea ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/vEFlgcvccP">https://t.co/vEFlgcvccP</a> <a href="https://t.co/MJ69Zd9Dw4">pic.twitter.com/MJ69Zd9Dw4</a>
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DeSantis Press Secretary Jeremy Redfern pushed back as well, saying, &#8220;Florida Democrats are not okay. They’ll turn any tragedy into a political talking point. Anyway … Earlier today, @GovRonDeSantis signed an Executive Order to ensure there are no unmet needs as severe weather continues to move across Florida. Stay safe out there, everyone.&#8221;
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Florida Democrats are not okay.
They’ll turn any tragedy into a political talking point.
Anyway…
Earlier today, <a href="https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovRonDeSantis</a> signed an Executive Order to ensure there are no unmet needs as severe weather continues to move across Florida.
Stay safe out there, everyone. <a href="https://t.co/DUqcnoBRbV">https://t.co/DUqcnoBRbV</a>
&mdash; Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyRedfernFL/status/1744800668416631020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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A number of homes in Florida sustained severe damages after a tornado hit popular Spring Break hotspot Panama City Beach.
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GOP Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Speaks To The Press After A Fox News Townhall

Florida Democrats Are Mad At Ron DeSantis … For Not Controlling The Weather

Florida Democrats Are Mad At Ron DeSantis ... For Not Controlling The Weather

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A young couple’s infant son was miraculously found alive in a downed tree after their mobile home in Clarksville, Tennessee, was obliterated last weekend when a deadly EF-3 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/massive-tornados-sweep-through-tennessee-hammer-nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tornado swept through the city</a>.
Sydney Moore, a 22-year-old mother of a 1-year-old and a 4-month-old, said her youngest child, Lord, was sleeping in a bassinet when the tornado hit on Saturday afternoon, WSMV 4 <a href="https://www.wsmv.com/2023/12/12/4-month-old-survives-after-being-sucked-up-by-tornado-that-destroyed-clarksville-familys-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Moore told a WSMV reporter that she saw her mobile home’s roof ripped off by the twister before it sucked up the bassinet with her baby inside it.
Moore’s boyfriend, the father of her children, rushed to save the 4-month-old child before he too was pulled away by the tornado. The young woman said she saw the tornado spin her boyfriend and baby around before it pulled them out of sight. Meanwhile, the mother hurriedly attempted to protect her other child.
“Something in me just told me to run and jump on top of my son,” Moore said. “Literally the moment I jumped on him, the walls collapsed.”
After the tornado passed, Moore and her boyfriend searched for Lord in the pouring rain, according to WSMV. The parents soon found their 4-month-old boy alive in a fallen tree with only a cut on his face. 
“I thought he was dead,” said Moore. “I was pretty sure he was dead and we weren’t going to be able to find him. But he’s here, and that’s by the grace of God.”
“It looked like a little tree cradle,” the mother added. “He was just laying there.” 
While the young family is grateful that they all survived the storm, footage from WSMV showed that Moore’s mobile home was completely destroyed, along with her vehicle. Moore’s sister Caitlyn started a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-to-rebuild-their-life-after-tornado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> for the family, which has already received $53,000 of its $100,000 goal, as they seek to find a new place to live. For the next month, the family will live in a hotel courtesy of their rental company. 
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The Clarksville tornado was one of <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/tema-releases-flash-report-various-midstate-counties-impacted-by-catastrophic-tornado-outbreak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13 that touched down</a> throughout Middle Tennessee on Saturday, claiming the lives of six people, including two children. The twister that hit Clarksville left a destruction path 11 miles long and 600 yards wide, according to the National Weather Service. Three people, including a child, lost their lives in Clarksville, and hundreds of homes were destroyed.

Clarksville Tornado

‘By The Grace Of God’: 4-Month-Old Baby Found Alive In Fallen Tree After Family’s Tennessee Home Wrecked By Tornado

'By The Grace Of God': 4-Month-Old Baby Found Alive In Fallen Tree After Family's Tennessee Home Wrecked By Tornado

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Pop superstar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift">Taylor Swift</a> donated $1 million to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Relief organization CEO Hal Cato confirmed Swift’s financial contribution to the fund, per <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/11/tennessee-tornadoes-taylor-swift-donates-1-million-to-emergency-fund/71885257007/">The Tennessean</a>. Donations will provide victims with financial assistance, food, temporary housing, debris clean-up, and animal sheltering, plus other needs.
Destructive storms devastated the region over the weekend as several <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tornado">tornadoes</a> swept through <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee">Tennessee</a> and Kentucky. At least six people died due to the severe weather, including two children.
Besides the confirmed deaths, more than 50 people were injured and buildings were damaged due to the storms. There were also sustained power outages in the area. Local Nashville outlet <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/tema-releases-flash-report-various-midstate-counties-impacted-by-catastrophic-tornado-outbreak">WZTV</a> reported that 13 tornadoes touched down in the region.
“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,” Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said in a statement on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mcgtn/posts/pfbid0zi82EV3iUN9Rh1bHt54PertJ1bko31G1gYVYtzvfiDCYfj4sbfyeupig5352kjUml">Facebook</a>. “The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief.”
This isn’t the first time Swift provided aid to natural disaster victims in Tennessee. Even though the “Blank Space” singer hails from Pennsylvania, she has a property in Nashville and previously said that the state feels like her home. She donated money in March 2020 following deadly tornados in the region.
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“Nashville is my home and the fact that so many people have lost their homes and so much more in Middle Tennessee is devastating to me,” Swift wrote in her Instagram Story at the time. 
Swift also recently donated to a Michigan food bank, Gleaners, during an Eras Tour stop in Detroit.
“Taylor Swift’s support of food banks across the country comes at such a critical time for so many emergency food providers — when resources are down, and need is up,” Gleaners rep Kristin Sokul <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2023/06/09/taylor-swift-makes-donation-to-gleaners-food-bank-ahead-of-detroit-shows/70307729007/">told</a> the Detroit Free Press.
“The space in her heart will empower households across Southeast Michigan to live happier, healthier lives and elevate the important issue of food security so others who have the ability to help can be inspired by her example. The entire Gleaners team is so grateful for this incredible gift,” she said.

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A barbershop owner in Hendersonville, Tennessee says seeing his community&#8217;s response to the devastating tornado that damaged his shop gives him new faith in America.
&#8220;We were scared we lost everything. Until you see your phone and you see that many phone calls, there’s no fear here,” Steven Lightfoot, the owner of Hendersonville Barbers, told The Daily Wire a day after a tornado damaged his business. &#8220;You realize this is a group of people that want to make things right, and in the microcosm, everything you believe America is, or was, is still here.&#8221;
A structure from an adjacent building had flown into the side of his shop, causing glass to shatter and fly into the interior of the building. The barbershop was full of clients when the storm hit, with Lightfoot saying that roughly 12 to 15 employees and clients sought shelter in the business’s basement.
<h3>BARBERSHOP OWNER THANKS COMMUNITY AFTER TORNADO STRIKES BUSINESS</h3>
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The <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/weather/2023/12/09/tennesee-tornadoes-severe-weather-damage-clarksville-hendersonville/71867042007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tornado struck</a> not only Hendersonville, but also several other cities in middle Tennessee, including Gallatin, Clarksville, and Madison, leaving at least six people dead and over 160,000 residents without power.
Lightfoot says he&#8217;s determined to not only get his own shop ready — &#8220;if we get the generator working tomorrow I’ll cut hair tomorrow,&#8221; he said — but also to make sure everyone else gets back on their feet.
“We’re good, we’ll make it,&#8221; Lightfoot said. &#8220;Everybody else will too, because when we’re done here we’ll help everybody else.”
“In a moment like this you realize exactly what kind of people we are. The success of this area of the country will be a testament to what we are as a people,” he said.  “I don’t got fear or stress, it&#8217;s just going to take time.&#8221;
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More footage of the destruction in Tennessee, where a deadly tornado struck just north of Nashville.
Reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerLndqst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpencerLndqst</a> toured the hardest hit areas in Hendersonville, where a state of emergency was just declared. <a href="https://t.co/TPSRfv2542">pic.twitter.com/TPSRfv2542</a>
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He also recounted the outpouring of support from the community on a video on Instagram, saying that “more people than we could ever use” reached out to help Hendersonville Barbers in the aftermath of the storm.
Volunteers are <a href="https://clarksvillenow.com/local/how-to-help-survivors-of-clarksville-tornado/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gathering</a> in Clarksville at a local church this week to assist in the effort to clean up the area.
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