EDWARDSVILLE: Severe weather killed three people in Tennessee, an apparent tornado at an Arkansas nursing home killed one person and injured several, and emergency teams in southern Illinois are responding to reports of workers trapped inside an Amazon warehouse. Was answering, when it fell from the roof. storm damage.
At least one death was reported in Missouri in the form of a severe tornado, some believed to be a tornado, that swept through parts of the Midwest and South late Friday and early Saturday morning.
In Tennessee, there have been two deaths from tornadoes in Lake County, in the northwestern corner of the state, said Dean Fleiner, a spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The third death occurred in neighboring Obion County. flaner said the Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed the deaths, although no other details were immediately released.
A tornado struck the Monet Manor Nursing Home in Arkansas Friday night in Craighead County Judge, Arkansas, killing one person and trapping 20 people inside. marvin day told the Associated Press.
He said five people suffered serious injuries and some others had minor injuries. Nursing home has 86 beds.
Day said another nursing home is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away. Truman It was badly damaged but no one was reported injured. Residents were being evacuated as the building was unsafe.
Employees of a National Weather Service office had to take refuge as a tornado near their office in Weldon Spring, Missouri, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of St. One person was killed and two others were injured when a building collapsed near the towns of Defense and New Melle, just a few miles from the Weather Service office.
At least 100 emergency vehicles landed at an Amazon warehouse near Edwardsville, Illinois, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of St. Louis, where a wall about the length of a football field collapsed, as did the roof above it.
It was not immediately clear how many people were injured, but one person was taken to hospital by helicopter.
Edwardsville Police Chief mike fillback Said that several people present in the building were taken by bus to the police station at nearby Pontoon Beach for evaluation. As of early Saturday, rescue teams were still scavenging the debris to see if anyone was trapped inside. fillback Said this process would go on for several hours. Cranes and backhoes were brought in to help clear the debris.
“Please be patient with us. “Our firefighters are doing everything possible to reunite everyone with their loved ones,” Fillback said on KMOV-TV.
The Belleville News-Democrat reported that the Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville opened in 2016 with two warehouses covering 1.5 million square feet of space. Warehouses are used to store items until they are shipped to mail-order customers.
“The safety and well-being of our employees and partners is our top priority right now,” an Amazon spokesperson said. Richard Rocha said in a written statement on Friday night. “We are assessing the situation and will share additional information as it becomes available.”
In the southwestern Kentucky community of Mayfield, several buildings collapsed during severe weather, said Sarah Burgess, a soldier with the Kentucky State Police.
She said several people were trapped inside a damaged candle factory in Mayfield and a shift was underway when the storm struck.
“The whole building is essentially flat,” she said.
Burgess said that although no deaths were immediately reported in Mayfield, coroners were called to the community. “We expect loss of life,” she said.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency early Saturday after he said tornadoes had caused major damage in several western counties. Beshear said the National Guard had been called in to respond in the area.
Beshear told television station WLKY that some people were “saved and safe” when the storm struck the Mayfield factory, but many others were not.
Images posted on social media from Mayfield showed uprooted trees, a courtyard tower closed and business windows blown away in storms.
In the Far East at Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University said on Twitter that emergency teams were assessing the storm’s significant damage and that no injuries were immediately reported.
At least one death was reported in Missouri in the form of a severe tornado, some believed to be a tornado, that swept through parts of the Midwest and South late Friday and early Saturday morning.
In Tennessee, there have been two deaths from tornadoes in Lake County, in the northwestern corner of the state, said Dean Fleiner, a spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The third death occurred in neighboring Obion County. flaner said the Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed the deaths, although no other details were immediately released.
A tornado struck the Monet Manor Nursing Home in Arkansas Friday night in Craighead County Judge, Arkansas, killing one person and trapping 20 people inside. marvin day told the Associated Press.
He said five people suffered serious injuries and some others had minor injuries. Nursing home has 86 beds.
Day said another nursing home is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away. Truman It was badly damaged but no one was reported injured. Residents were being evacuated as the building was unsafe.
Employees of a National Weather Service office had to take refuge as a tornado near their office in Weldon Spring, Missouri, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of St. One person was killed and two others were injured when a building collapsed near the towns of Defense and New Melle, just a few miles from the Weather Service office.
At least 100 emergency vehicles landed at an Amazon warehouse near Edwardsville, Illinois, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of St. Louis, where a wall about the length of a football field collapsed, as did the roof above it.
It was not immediately clear how many people were injured, but one person was taken to hospital by helicopter.
Edwardsville Police Chief mike fillback Said that several people present in the building were taken by bus to the police station at nearby Pontoon Beach for evaluation. As of early Saturday, rescue teams were still scavenging the debris to see if anyone was trapped inside. fillback Said this process would go on for several hours. Cranes and backhoes were brought in to help clear the debris.
“Please be patient with us. “Our firefighters are doing everything possible to reunite everyone with their loved ones,” Fillback said on KMOV-TV.
The Belleville News-Democrat reported that the Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville opened in 2016 with two warehouses covering 1.5 million square feet of space. Warehouses are used to store items until they are shipped to mail-order customers.
“The safety and well-being of our employees and partners is our top priority right now,” an Amazon spokesperson said. Richard Rocha said in a written statement on Friday night. “We are assessing the situation and will share additional information as it becomes available.”
In the southwestern Kentucky community of Mayfield, several buildings collapsed during severe weather, said Sarah Burgess, a soldier with the Kentucky State Police.
She said several people were trapped inside a damaged candle factory in Mayfield and a shift was underway when the storm struck.
“The whole building is essentially flat,” she said.
Burgess said that although no deaths were immediately reported in Mayfield, coroners were called to the community. “We expect loss of life,” she said.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency early Saturday after he said tornadoes had caused major damage in several western counties. Beshear said the National Guard had been called in to respond in the area.
Beshear told television station WLKY that some people were “saved and safe” when the storm struck the Mayfield factory, but many others were not.
Images posted on social media from Mayfield showed uprooted trees, a courtyard tower closed and business windows blown away in storms.
In the Far East at Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University said on Twitter that emergency teams were assessing the storm’s significant damage and that no injuries were immediately reported.
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