Deadly Night of Tornadoes

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The year has been very mild as far as tornadoes go but multiple states have now seen serious and deadly outbreaks.

 

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At least 6 killed in Illinois Amazon warehouse collapse after tornado strikes facility

At least six people have been killed and dozens were rescued at an Amazon warehouse in southwestern Illinois after it collapsed Friday night when a powerful tornado moved through the area. Search and recovery efforts were ongoing Saturday night, according to officials.

www.foxweather.com

 

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At least 1 killed, multiple injured after tornado rips through Arkansas nursing home

Catastrophic damage has been reported Friday in a rural northeast Arkansas town after an apparent tornado ripped through the area.

www.foxweather.com

 

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[daveman]

My sister-in-law works at the Mayfield courthouse/jail. It was hit and partially collapsed. She went in to assist in the evacuation of inmates.

 

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My sister-in-law works at the Mayfield courthouse/jail. It was hit and partially collapsed. She went in to assist in the evacuation of inmates.

Do they live in Mayfield?

 

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West Kentucky Rural Electric says power outages in the area could be 'lengthy,' as transmission lines are down and there is 'widespread damage' to their system. They also add that cell towers have been damaged and that phone lines are overwhelmed.​

Severe tornado hits Mayfield, Kentucky, destroying buildings; Gov. says likely 80 or more have died

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency following tornadoes throughout Western Kentucky on Friday night. One tornado moved through Mayfield, Kentucky, leaving a massive wake of damage and destroying several buildings.

www.newschannel5.com

 

[lennypartiv]

I'll give a little reminder to have flashlights (with batteries) handy. It's also not a bad idea to have candles with a wide base that won't tip over.

 

[SweetSue92]

My sister-in-law works at the Mayfield courthouse/jail. It was hit and partially collapsed. She went in to assist in the evacuation of inmates.

Oh my I'm so sorry. That town was hit terribly. I couldn't believe the images to be honest. Awful. Prayers for all.

 

[SweetSue92]

Isn't that approximately the altitude planes fly? Oh. My. This is....horror

 

[westwall]

The year has been very mild as far as tornadoes go but multiple states have now seen serious and deadly outbreaks.

Cue the loons blaming winter on globull warming.

 

[Muhammed]

Just a reminder that it's called "tornado alley" for a reason.

I'm in Toledo, Ohio and my weather station in the back yard logged a 63 mph wind gust overnight, a mere few seconds after it logged 0 mph wind speed.

I surmise that it was a microburst.

 

[DudleySmith]

Those USB charged LED worklights are very handy; you can charge them up in your car if you have an adapter. They will light up your whole yard as well as your house.

 

[Obiwan]

According to Kentucky's governor, this is one of the deadliest outbreaks in Kentucky's history....

Beshear: More than 70 people feared dead after tornadoes tear through Kentucky

"This has been one of the toughest nights in Kentucky history, and some areas have been hit in ways that are hard to put in words."

www.wdrb.com

The indications are that Mayfield tornado was probably an F-5 (the strongest, with over 200mph winds, and a storm track up to a mile wide)....

We need to keep these people in our prayers.....

 

[Devils_Advocate]

Being raised in Illinois and Kentucky this is sad news…

I remember when Harrisburg, Illinois was hit awhile back and it shocked me, so all I can do is offer a donation to local Church and a prayer at this time…

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Believed to be over 100 dead now.
I live about an hour and a half away from there.
It got interesting last night. We are very fortunate to have been spared the worst of it here.