Severe storms with suspected tornadoes have damaged homes and businesses and killed at least three people in the central United States. Officials scrambled...
LAKEVIEW, Ohio — Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said.
As the extent of the destruction came into focus Friday, it appeared the worst hit was the Indian Lake area in Ohio’s Logan County, northwest of Columbus. At least three people died there, and Sheriff Randy Dodds told NBC’s “Today” show that cadaver dogs would be brought in to help find more.‘Very brief’ tornado formed near University of North Texas Frisco campus, NWS saysThe suspected tornado devastated the villages of Lakeview and Russells Point, county spokesperson Sheri Timmers said.
West of Winchester, emergency management officials said initial assessments suggested as many as half the structures in the town of Selma, population 750, were damaged by a possible tornado. Only minor injuries were reported, the Delaware County Emergency Management Agency said in a news release.“Severe weather has impacted Hoosiers all across the state, and we have emergency response personnel in the impacted areas,” Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb posted on Facebook Thursday night.
In Arkansas, a suspected tornado struck the retirement community of Hot Springs Village, about 40 miles southwest of Little Rock, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Erik Green.“It’s pretty clear cut that a tornado did hit Hot Springs Village,” Green said, and assessment teams will go to the area Friday to confirm the twister.
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