Severe storms stir through the middle west and kill at least 21

The National Weather Service had not yet confirmed that a tornado had occurred, but the meteorologist Philomon Geertson said that this was likely. It tore across the largely rural area and stretched to London Corbin Airport shortly before midnight.

“Tonight has changed here forever. This is a time when we come together and we pray for this community,” London Mayor Randall Weddle told WKYT-TV. “I never personally saw what I saw here tonight.”

It is the latest storm that causes deaths in Kentucky and widespread damage. Two months ago, at least 24 people died in a round of storms, the streams and water covered with water. Hundreds had to be saved, and most of the deaths were caused by vehicles that put in floods.

A storm at the end of 2021 produced Tornados, in which 81 people and parts of the cities in the west were killed by Kentucky. The following summer, historical flood parts flooded parts of Ostkentucky and leave dozens more dead.

Missouri struck through storms with deaths in St. Louis confirmed by

The storms were part of a weather system on Friday that killed seven in Missouri and also produced Tornados in Wisconsin, left several hundred thousand customers without electricity in the Great Lakes region and brought a punishing heat wave to Texas.

The mayor of St. Louis, Cara Spencer, confirmed five deaths in her city and said that more than 5,000 houses were affected.

“This is really, really devastating,” said Spencer. A curfew overnight was imposed on Friday in the neighborhoods with the greatest damage.

The total number of the injured people was not immediately known, but hospitals in the region stated that patients were given dozens of patients, with some being in a serious condition.

The National Weather Service Radar stated that a tornado gained in Clayton, Missouri, in the St. Louis area between 2:30 p.m. and 2:50 p.m. The apparent Tornado landed in the Forest Park area, where the St. Louis Zoo and the place of the World Mass and the 1904 Olympic Games were located in the same year.

In the centennial Christian Church, William Pollihan, head of the fire brigade of the city of St. Louis, told the Associated Press that three people had to be saved after part of the church collapsed. One of these people died.

Stacy Clark said that his mother -in -law, Patricia Penelton, died in the church. He described her as a very active volunteer of the church that had many roles, including part of the choir.

John Randle, a 19-year-old University of Missouri-St. Loui's student, said he and his girlfriend were in the St. Louis Art Museum during the storm and were glued into the basement with about 150 other people.

“They could see how the doors fly openly, tree branches fly by and people run,” he said. “Many people were caught outside.”

Christy Childs, a spokesman for Saint Louis Zoo, said in a text that the zoo on Saturday would remain closed due to the trees and other damage. The children said that all animals were safe and there were no reports of significant injuries for employees, guests or animals.

A tornado, which was hit in Scott County, about 209 kilometers south of St. Louis, killed two people, injured several others and destroyed several houses, wrote Sheriff Derick Whetley on social media.

Say forecastics

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service said on Saturday on its website that serious thunderstorms, large hail and “a few tornados” were expected in the southern levels, with a particularly high risk in North Texas.