Monster Storm Kills Six, Sparks Threat of Tornadoes, Fire
The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S. proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, with at least six people killed and scores of homes decimated.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S. proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, with at least six people killed and scores of homes decimated.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that two adults were killed in the Bakersfield area in Ozark County and multiple people were injured. Coroner Jim Akers of Butler County, Missouri, said a couple was sleeping in their Butler County home, roughly 110 miles (177 kilometers) east of Bakersfield, when a tornado ripped it apart.