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Severe storms have ravaged the Ohio Valley, leaving over 275,000 homes and businesses in West Virginia, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan without power. Residents are facing flooding, downed trees, road closures, and the struggle to recover in the dark.
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More than 275,000 homes and businesses across West Virginia, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan were without power Tuesday night after a powerful system of thunderstorms brought damaging winds, dangerous hail and reported tornadoes to parts of the Ohio Valley.
The damaging storms brought “flooding, downed trees, power outages, and road blockages” across West Virginia, according to Gov. Jim Justice, who declared a state of emergency. Tuesday for Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln and Nicholas counties.
At least 13 homes were damaged, and some residents were injured, Fayette County, West Virginia, Office of Emergency Management director Kevin Walker told CNN. The injuries were non-life threatening, Walker said.
“Some are destroyed, and some have major damage,” Walker said.
Fourteen tornadoes have been confirmed Tuesday across Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Alabama and Tennessee, the Storm Prediction Center indicates, along with 103 damaging wind reports and 22 hail reports. Just before midnight ET Wednesday, a confirmed tornado was reported in Conyers, Georgia, a city about 25 miles east of Atlanta.
Storms will continue to bring the threat of twisters, strong winds and large hail into the region into early Wednesday, before they shift to the East Coast. Over 35 million people along the East Coast are under threat of severe weather Wednesday, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
A tornado watch is in effect for parts of Georgia and South Carolina until 8 am ET.
The tornado threat is expected to steadily increase after sunset, the center said. In addition to tornadoes, storms will bring a threat of 65 mph wind gusts and hail as large as 1.5 inches in diameter.
At least 128,000 utility customers in West Virginia remained in the dark Tuesday night, according to poweroutage.us.
Damaging winds of 40 to 60 mph battered much of the region and a 92-mph gust was reported in Huntington, West Virginia.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a statewide state of emergency Tuesday as the Lexington area saw “significant damage” from the storms.
“We need all Kentuckians to stay weather aware as we brace for more severe weather,” Beshear said in a press release Tuesday.
In Tennessee, a funeral home and some homes in the town of Sunbright suffered damage from the storm system after it brought two tornadoes to the state on Tuesday, according to Matthew Brown, Director of Morgan County E-911.
Structural damage was also reported throughout Barnsdall, Oklahoma, according to Barnsdall Police, after four tornadoes swept through the state on Monday. Homes were damaged, garages were destroyed, and roofs came off some of the houses, Officer Eric Sofian told CNN.
“I was on duty and patrolling the streets when it came through,” he said. “There was a lot of heavy wind, a lot of lightning and I could see a lot of sparks flying from the power lines.”
Three more tornadoes hit Missouri on Monday, per the Storm Prediction Center.
In southern Indiana, multiple vehicles were flipped over “due to high winds or (a) possible tornado” on Interstate 265, Indiana State Police in Sellersburg said, adding minor injuries were reported.
Massive hailstones were reported in Texas, including one as large as 4.5 inches in diameter in Briar – bigger than a softball.
The tornado threat will lessen Wednesday as storms shift east from southern New England to Florida. There is still a Level 2 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, hail and even a few isolated tornadoes from the mid-Atlantic to Florida. The worst severe weather is expected midday into the early evening hours.
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Victims Of Violence: Providing support to the victims and their families. At least four people were killed in a mass shooting Monday at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky. The shooter, identified as a 23-year-old male, was employed at the bank, police said. The shooter's "weapon of choice" was a rifle, and he was shot and killed by law enforcement. A local hospital received nine patients following the shooting, two police officers and seven civilians. Three patients have been released and three are in critical condition. The shooting at Old National Bank “another horrific tragedy” and we ask for prayers for the “recovery of those who are receiving medical care, the families of those who lost a loved one, and those who are scared and heartbroken by what has happened.” “Our deepest gratitude to the heroic efforts of first responders, who arrived within minutes of being called, and who risked their lives to save others." Victims Killed: Thomas Elliott 63 years old, James Tutt years old 64, Joshua Barrick 40 years old, Juliana Farmer 57 years old. Critical Condition: Officer Nicolas Wilt. Nine others injured.
Providing shelter, food, and water to help people in need during this terrible disaster. At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak across eight states flattened homes and businesses in the Midwest and South. In addition to the deaths in Kentucky, 109 residents remain unaccounted for, Beshear said. At least 14 people have been killed in four other states – six in Illinois, four in Tennessee and two each in Arkansas and Missouri. Earlier he described the destruction, saying more than 1,000 houses have been obliterated and one tornado traveled at least 200 miles. When the tornado hit, it didn’t just take a roof off, which is what usually happen It exploded the whole house, people, animals, and the rest destroyed.
Providing shelter, food, water and cleaning supplies. At least 8 dead and multiple people missing in wake of flooding, power outages in eastern Kentucky. Rescue workers plucked people off rooftops amid fast-rising water Thursday in central Appalachia, where torrential rains unleashed some of the worst flooding in the state's history. This is an ongoing natural disaster, with more rain expected tonight that could worsen the situation. Hundreds of properties could be destroyed, and the flooding is historic and ongoing. Hundreds will lose their homes, and this is going to be yet another event that it's going to take not months but likely years for many families to rebuild and recover from. The situation is dynamic and ongoing. In most places, they are not seeing receding water. In fact, in most places, it is not crested yet. There are a lot of people in eastern Kentucky on top of roofs waiting to be rescued. The storms hit an Appalachian Mountain region where communities and homes are built on steep hillsides or down in the hollows between them, where the only flat land often shoulders creeks and streams that can rise in a hurry.
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