Storm in U. S. claimed lives 9 people
2023.03.04 01:17
Storm in U. S. claimed lives 9 people
By Ray Johnson
Budrigannews.com – Authorities reported that over one million customers were without power and at least nine people were killed as tornado-producing storms and heavy rains swept through parts of the southern United States on Friday.
By late Friday, the powerful storm, according to the National Weather Service, had mostly left the South and was moving to the Northeast, where it was expected to bring heavy snow and sleet from southeastern Michigan eastward to New York state. By Saturday afternoon, parts of central New York and southern New England may have more than a foot (30 cm) of snow.
At least two tornadoes, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, struck the western part of his state on Friday as a result of the storm system. Although he did not provide any additional details, the governor stated on social media that the severe weather had resulted in the deaths of at least three individuals. According to the Fayette County coroner’s office, a woman died when a tree fell on her car during the storm in Kentucky.
Beshear stated that, in addition to the tornadoes, thunderstorms were producing winds of 80 miles per hour (128.75 kilometers per hour), which are “strong enough to blow tractor trailers off the road.”
On social media, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey stated that the storm in her state had killed three people, but she did not provide any additional information.
According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, after driving on a flooded street in Arkansas, a man died when he was swept into a swollen river by flood waters.
On Friday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves posted on social media that overnight storms with high winds had killed one person, but he did not provide any additional details.
PowerOutage.us data indicate that more than 1.4 million homes and businesses in storm-affected states were without power.
According to meteorologists, violent storms are common in the southern United States during the winter months as warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with colder air coming down from the north.
