Parts of Pennsylvania, New York and the mid-Atlantic and southeastern states were under National Weather Service surveillance to damage winds and tornadoes as the death toll from weekend storms rose to 36 in six states.
In a White House statement, Donald Trump said he was monitoring the tornadoes and storms, adding that “36 innocent lives have been lost and many more have been devastated.”
Trump announced that the National Guard has been deployed in Arkansas and has vowed to help state and local officials.
The storm that struck the South and Midwest was heading east on Sunday. According to the website Poweroutage, more than 340,000 consumers were out of power in affected areas late Sunday afternoon.
Missouri reported the largest number of deaths across five counties, 12 deaths. Mike Kehoe, governor of Misouri, said there is no one in the state yet.
Robbie Myers, Butler County, Emergency Management Director, Missouri, told reporters that more than 500 homes, churches and grocery stores in the county have been destroyed. The mobile home park was “completely destroyed,” he said.
“Everything around here is really bad,” Missouri resident Rick Brittinham told Butler County Reuters. “It was fatal to the trailer park on the street. So I don’t have anything compared to anything like that. I still have a home. They don’t.”
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves posted on social media that six deaths have been reported in the state. One is in Covington County, two in Jefferson Davis County and three in Walsall County.
According to a preliminary assessment, 29 people were injured statewide and 21 counties were damaged by storms, Reeves said.
Haley Hart and her fiance Steve Romero tore the house on Saturday in Tylertown, Mississippi, along with three huskies inside the 1994 Toyota Celica.
Romero said he cried out and hugged Heart as the car rolled to its side, shattering the windows, shattering. After the twisters passed, they could hear people nearby screaming for help.
“It was a bad dream,” Romero said.
Next door, Hart’s grandparents were raw from the tile bleed in the rag in the house after they sought shelter in the bathroom as fallen trees collapsed the roof.
“It all came down on us,” said Donna Blancet, Hart’s grandmother. “All I could do was pray to God to save us.”
They escaped with just a few wounds and pain. Family, friends and volunteers spent Sunday removing debris and saving what they could find – damp clothes, photo albums, and some toiletries.
“I’m so happy you’re alive,” Hart said in tears as he accepted his grandmother on Sunday.
The tornado clock was almost expired, but he said dangerous winds are still possible in Carolina, East Georgia and North Florida until Sunday evening.
Three deaths have occurred in Arkansas, the state Department of Emergency Management added that there were 32 injuries.
The Kansas Highway Patrol has confirmed eight people in crash crashes involving more than 50 cars in Sherman County, Kansas, more than 50 cars have been confirmed to die, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol, which stated in a statement. Many injured travelers were taken to local hospitals.
At least two people have been killed in Alabama due to bad weather, state governor Kay Ivy said in a social media post. “There are reports of damage in 52 of the 67 counties,” she said.
The crash crash caused by a dust storm near Amarillo, Texas, caused three deaths, according to the state’s Public Safety Agency.
Wind wildfires have caused major damage in Texas and Oklahoma, and officials warned Sunday that parts of both states will see another increase in the risk of fire hazards next week.
More than 130 fires have been reported in Oklahoma, and nearly 300 homes have been damaged or destroyed, state governor Kevin Stitt said.
“We’re excited to be able to help you get the chance to get a better deal,” said Terry Essary, Fire Chief of Stillwater, Oklahoma. “That’s an insurmountable job.”
Keri Cain, a spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, said two people were killed Sunday as a result of wildfires and weather.
According to the National Weather Service’s Weather Forecast Center, 39 tornadoes were reported from Friday to Sunday, but the number has not yet been confirmed.
