Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes killed over a dozen people across four southern states over the weekend.
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At least 21 people were killed and more than 100 injured over the weekend after powerful storms ripped through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky, destroying several homes and knocking out power for nearly a quarter of a million homes and businesses.Key Facts
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters on Sunday seven people—including two children aged 2 and 5—died in Cooke County, near the state’s border with Oklahoma, after a tornado hit a mobile home park on Saturday night.
Abbott said around 100 people were injured by the twister and more than 200 homes and structures were destroyed as wind speeds reached as high as 135 mph.
In a Sunday evening press conference, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at least eight people in her state had been killed by storms and a powerful tornado as she declared a state of emergency.
In Oklahoma, the severe storms killed at least two people in Mayes County.
A man was killed in Louisville, Kentucky, after he was hit by a falling tree, and the city’s mayor confirmed the incident was caused by the “severe weather” which caused other structural damage in the area.
