Page 3 - ARUBA TODAY

A3
U.S. NEWS Monday 26 February 2018

Book online using our special promo code 1casa18 and 2casa18
5 dead after tornado, flooding from central U.S. storms

By JOHN RABY roof was blown off a hotel
Associated Press in Osceola, about 160 miles
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) (257 kilometers) north of
— The death toll rose to Memphis, Tennessee.
at least five on Sunday af- In Middle Tennessee, the
ter severe thunderstorms National Weather Service
swept through the central on Sunday confirmed an
U.S., spawning a tornado EF-2 tornado with maximum
that flattened homes, gale winds of 120 mph (193 kph)
force winds and wide- hit Clarksville on Saturday.
spread flooding from the Montgomery County Sher-
Upper Midwest to Appala- iff’s Office spokeswoman
chia. Sandra Brandon said at
The system that stretched least four homes were de-
from Texas to the Cana- stroyed and dozens of oth-
dian Maritime provinces ers were damaged, while
had prompted several 75 cars at a tire plant park-
emergency declarations ing lot had their windows
even before the danger- blown out or were tossed
ous storms arrived. onto one other.
In southwestern Michigan, “To look at what I’m looking
the body of a 48-year-old at and know we didn’t lose
man was found floating in A home at the corner of Covey Rise Circle and Green Grove Way is reduced to rubble Sunday, anybody is just a miracle,”
floodwaters Sunday in Kal- Feb. 25, 2018, after a fierce storm came through the Farmington subdivision in Clarksville, Tenn. Montgomery County May-
amazoo, city Public Safety on Saturday night. or Jim Durrett told The Leaf-
Lt. David Thomas said. Po- Associated Press Chronicle.q
lice were withholding the
release of his name until cation of relatives.
notifying relatives. About 20 miles (32 kilome-
Thomas said the death ters) away, Dallas Jane
didn't appear suspicious but Combs, 79, died after a
the cause wasn't known. suspected tornado de-
An autopsy was planned as stroyed her Adairville home
early as Monday. Kalama- earlier Saturday, the Logan
zoo has hard hit by flooding County Sheriff's Office told
from last week's heavy rains media outlets. Sheriff of-
and melting snow. ficials said Combs was in-
In Kentucky, authorities said side the home when it col-
three people died. Two lapsed on her. Combs was
bodies were recovered pronounced dead at the
from submerged vehicles scene.
in separate incidents Satur- Authorities said Combs'
day. husband was outside put-
A body was recovered ting up plastic to keep rain
from a vehicle that was in out of the home when he
a ditch in in western Ken- was blown into the base-
tucky near Morganfield, ment area. He sustained
the Henderson Fire Depart- minor injuries.
ment said on its Facebook The fifth death was in north-
page. The body has been east Arkansas, where an
sent to a medical examiner 83-year-old man was killed
for an autopsy. after high winds toppled a
And a male's body was trailer home. Clay County
pulled from a vehicle in a Sheriff Terry Miller told KAIT-
creek near the south cen- TV that Albert Foster died
tral Kentucky community Saturday night after the
of Franklin on Saturday, the home was blown into a
Simpson County Sheriff's pond.
Office said in a statement. About 50 miles (80 kilome-
The victim's identify was be- ters) away, the National
ing withheld pending notifi- Weather Service said the