Missouri tornado updateMore tornadoes kill at least thirteen in three states
Residents of Joplin, Missouri were hit by another storm Tuesday night killing another thirteen people across three states just two days after a deadly tornado swept through the town killing at least 117 people with more than 1,500 still unaccounted for; Joplin received a small break, as the latest storm hit Oklahoma the hardest and no tornadoes were reported near the town; so far five people have been confirmed dead in Oklahoma, but officials expect the death toll to rise as rescue workers comb through the wreckage; at least sixty people have reported injuries; in addition four people were reported dead in Kansas and Arkansas
Residents of Joplin, Missouri were hit by another storm Tuesday night killing thirteen people across three states just two days after a deadly tornado swept through the town killing at least 117 people with more than 1,500 still unaccounted for.
Joplin received a small break, as the latest storm hit Oklahoma the hardest and no tornadoes were reported near the town. The storm generated a tornado that touched down in Caddo County, Oklahoma before heading to Canadian County.
So far five people have been confirmed dead, but officials expect the death toll to rise as rescue workers comb through the wreckage. At least sixty people have reported injuries, with the majority stemming from the Interstate 40 corridor that runs by El Reno, a town of 15,000 people twenty-five miles west of Oklahoma City.
Amy Brandley, Canadian County’s flood plain manager, said that emergency crews have already begun clearing wreckage.
“Our county commissioner’s crews are out with heavy equipment clearing roads right now so search and rescues can take place,” she said.
In Kansas, two people were confirmed dead after high winds sent a tree flying into their vehicle, while in Arkansas two people were reported dead from a tornado that touched down roughly 100 miles west of Wichita.
Tornadoes also touched down in Texas, but so far there have been no reports of damage or injuries.
The recent spate of severe storms has resulted in more than 500 deaths making this year the deadliest since 1953, when tornadoes killed 519 people.
