Unfortunately Bad News Comes With The Good
Although severe weather has moved out of the Ozarks others were not as fortunate.
More Midwest storms are forecast; 7 dead
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - High winds, heavy rain and tornadoes pounded parts of the Midwest and the South, leaving at least seven people dead, stranding people in cars, forcing others from their homes, and leaving thousands without power.
The death toll in Kentucky on Saturday was at six, including a father and his 1-year-old daughter in a truck that skidded into floodwaters. In Arkansas, a woman whose boat was struck by lightning died and authorities were searching for two missing people.
Officials urged people to stay off the roads as forecasters warned of more stormy weather to come.
In central and eastern Missouri on Saturday, hundreds were without homes or power a day after a storm churned up about 10 tornadoes and drenched some parts of the state with as much as a foot of rain. Nearly 400 structures were damaged or destroyed and at least 10 people were injured, said Susie Stonner, a state emergency management spokeswoman.
In Arkansas, four northern counties declared emergencies Saturday after severe flooding. Two people were believed missing in Sharp County, hardest hit by the storms, although the sheriff's office would not confirm the number or provide further details about the daylong search.
Emily Taylor, a state emergency management spokeswoman, said a tornado touched down five miles outside Ash Flat, damaging 12 homes and destroying two others. Two people were taken to a hospital for minor injuries.
In Evansville, Ind., Vanderburgh County emergency management director Sherman Greer said his agency had given away about 550 sandbags in 90 minutes Saturday, many of them to residents of Evansville's southeast side who were dealing with flooding for the second time in two weeks.
Associated Press writers Jill Zeman in Little Rock, Ark., and Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City, Mo., contributed to this report.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060924/ap_on_re_us/severe_weather
More Midwest storms are forecast; 7 dead
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - High winds, heavy rain and tornadoes pounded parts of the Midwest and the South, leaving at least seven people dead, stranding people in cars, forcing others from their homes, and leaving thousands without power.
The death toll in Kentucky on Saturday was at six, including a father and his 1-year-old daughter in a truck that skidded into floodwaters. In Arkansas, a woman whose boat was struck by lightning died and authorities were searching for two missing people.
Officials urged people to stay off the roads as forecasters warned of more stormy weather to come.
In central and eastern Missouri on Saturday, hundreds were without homes or power a day after a storm churned up about 10 tornadoes and drenched some parts of the state with as much as a foot of rain. Nearly 400 structures were damaged or destroyed and at least 10 people were injured, said Susie Stonner, a state emergency management spokeswoman.
In Arkansas, four northern counties declared emergencies Saturday after severe flooding. Two people were believed missing in Sharp County, hardest hit by the storms, although the sheriff's office would not confirm the number or provide further details about the daylong search.
Emily Taylor, a state emergency management spokeswoman, said a tornado touched down five miles outside Ash Flat, damaging 12 homes and destroying two others. Two people were taken to a hospital for minor injuries.
In Evansville, Ind., Vanderburgh County emergency management director Sherman Greer said his agency had given away about 550 sandbags in 90 minutes Saturday, many of them to residents of Evansville's southeast side who were dealing with flooding for the second time in two weeks.
Associated Press writers Jill Zeman in Little Rock, Ark., and Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City, Mo., contributed to this report.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060924/ap_on_re_us/severe_weather
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