Woman, 20, dead after tree falls on her home as baseball-sized hail batters South & forecasters predict MORE tornados
April 14, 2022A 20-YEAR-old woman has died after a tree fell on her home following a massive storm that featured baseball-sized hail battered the South as forecasters predict more tornados.
More than 62million Americans across the South and central US were slammed by severe weather, bringing blizzards, fires and storms across the region.
Residents from Texas to Minnesota experienced baseball-sized hail, tornadoes and wildfire over the course of two days.
On Tuesday, multiple tornadoes in Central Texas and Iowa caused injuries and widespread damage.
Homes in Texas' Bell County were damaged as one tornado brought massive hail measuring nearly six inches in length.
As of Wednesday morning, 47,000 Texans were experiencing power outages.
Read more weather content
Huge blizzard & storms hit as 23 hurt after GRAPEFRUIT-sized hail falls
Shocking video of overturned semitrailers in storm sparking travel chaos
The tornado slammed the town of Salado, leaving as many as 23 people injured.
WOMAN KILLED IN ARKANSAS
In Arkansas, a 20-year-old woman was killed Wednesday night after a tree fell on her mobile home in the Rison community, about 45 miles south of Little Rock.
"When we arrived, she was already deceased on the scene," Stephen McClellan, emergency management director in Cleveland County, Arkansas, told weather.com.
Two others were at the home but escaped injury.
Most read in The Sun
DISGRACE 
Moment cops break up ugly City tunnel row after Walker 'spat on' & missiles thrown
Thandiwe Newton axed from film after row with Channing Tatum over Oscars slap
It’s been 16yrs since Big Brother and we're stronger than ever, say Grace & Mikey
Danniella Westbrook's changing face as she reveals results of surgery
Additionally, more than 65,000 people in Louisiana remained without power as thunderstorms hit the state on Tuesday.
More than 150,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky by Wednesday evening.
For southern residents, the threat of severe weather will linger around into Thursday, as the potential of powerful winds is forecast.
Meanwhile, North Dakota was also slammed by severe weather on Tuesday, when a major blizzard brought snow and high winds that could remain until Thursday.
Grand Forks saw between nine and 11 inches of snow, per the National Weather Service, and much of the state remains under a blizzard warning.
Read More on The US Sun
Kim SCREAMS and storms off stage during interview with Ellen DeGeneres
Moreover, alerts for "extremely critical" fires are in place for the High Plains.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer declared a state of emergency on Thursday following a series of storms that battered Kentucky Wednesday evening.
We pay for your stories!
Do you have a story for The US Sun team?
Email us at [email protected] or call 212 416 4552.
Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS
Source: Read Full Article
