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STORMS to free a woman trapped
Continued from Front under a tree topped by
But another storm system strong winds. Arkansas De-
was gathering steam for partment of Emergency
later this week, potentially Management spokes-
covering an area from Tex- woman Melody Daniel said
as to Chicago, according the woman was alert and
to the National Weather talking. Storms Monday
Service. evening flipped campers
Patrick Marsh, warning co- at Lucas Oil Speedway in
ordination meteorologist Hickory County, Missouri,
for the National Oceanic injuring seven people, four
and Atmospheric Admin- of whom were taken to
istration's Storm Prediction hospitals. The speedway's
Center, said eyewitnesses grandstand also was de-
reported 26 tornadoes stroyed, forcing cancella-
Monday and six more Tues- tion of racing this weekend
day. One, near Tulsa, was a that was expected to draw
mile (1.61 kilometer) wide about 3,000 campers.
with winds in the range of Another twister Tuesday af-
111 mph (179 kph) to 135 ternoon hit a hit a drive-thru
mph (217 kph). wild animal park in southern Michelle Underwood searches through the wreckage of a feed store where she stored most of her
"It certainly isn't anything to Missouri. Webster County belongings in Peggs, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
mess with," Marsh said. Emergency Management Associated Press
A tornado early Tuesday Director Tom Simmons said
near Tulsa International buildings were damaged at The Missouri State Highway have created danger- ly strong storms expected
Airport injured one person the Wild Animal Safari near Patrol said an SUV skidded ous conditions around the to arrive at downtown St.
and damaged about a Strafford, but there were no across the center of U.S. state," Parson, a Republi- Louis shortly after the game
dozen homes. The airport reports that people or ani- 160 and struck a tractor- can, said in a statement. was scheduled to start.
was unscathed, but pas- mals were injured. All of the trailer, killing both people in Flooding was also an issue Heavy snow melt from the
sengers were moved into animals were accounted the SUV, Brandon Beasley, in Oklahoma, where the north and significant spring
shelters for about 30 min- for. Simmons said about 23, and his 24-year-old wife, Oklahoma Department of rains have led to waves of
utes and several flights a half-dozen homes were Christin, of Willard, Missouri. Transportation shut down flooding in Missouri, and
were delayed. damaged in the county. A Missouri authorities also Interstate 40 in El Reno, President Donald Trump
Tulsa Area Emergency tractor-trailer was blown off reported several water about 25 miles (40 kilome- on Monday issued a major
Management spokes- a highway. rescues from flash flood- ters) west of Oklahoma disaster declaration for 13
woman Kim MacLeod said Heavy rain was called a ing. Among them was an City, because of high wa- counties in the state dam-
crews rescued a man who contributing factor in the 18-year-old woman who ter. The National Weather aged by March flooding.
was pinned under a tree. deaths of two people in a was swept off a flooded Service says up to 5 inches The Missouri River is ex-
In Arkansas, crews were traffic accident Tuesday road near Joplin Monday (13 centimeters) of rain had pected to reach major
working Tuesday afternoon near Springfield, Missouri. and stranded overnight un- fallen since Monday. In El flood stage by the end of
til nearby residents heard Reno and Stillwater, home the week at Jefferson City,
her yelling. She had only to Oklahoma State Univer- Hermann, St. Charles and
minor injuries. sity about 55 miles (88 kilo- elsewhere. The levee near
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson meters) northeast of Okla- Jefferson City's airport holds
declared a state of emer- homa City, emergency re- back water up to 30 feet
gency, citing worsening sponders rescued people (9.14 meters), Cole County
flood concerns and soil in- from their homes. Emergency Manager Bill
undation, as well as fore- With a potentially danger- Farr said, but the National
casts calling severe storms ous storm bearing down Weather Service expects a
and possible tornadoes on St. Louis, baseball's crest of 32.3 feet (9.85 me-
into Wednesday morning. Cardinals were taking no ters) Thursday. Sandbag-
"The very heavy rainfall yes- chances, calling off a Tues- ging won't help because
terday and today, com- day night game against the levee is too long, he
bined with saturated soil the cross-state rival Kansas said.
and very high water levels City Royals. Forecasters "We're just keeping our fin-
on many rivers and streams were warning of potential- gers crossed," Farr said.q

SEAL's lawyer says Navy spied

on defense without approval

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Law- to investigate civilians in cutors engaged in miscon-
yers for a Navy SEAL ac- efforts to find the source of duct by spying on emails
cused of murder say docu- news leaks. and may have violated
ments show prosecutors Parlatore declined to pro- attorney-client privilege.
misled a judge to get ap- vide details, saying they Special Operations Chief
proval to track emails sent would be aired at a hear- Edward Gallagher is
to defense attorneys and a ing Wednesday in San Di- charged with killing a
journalist. ego. wounded Islamic State pris-
Attorney Tim Parlatore says A Navy spokesman says the oner under his care in Iraq
Navy investigators and the government won't com- in 2017 and then holding
prosecutor didn't get war- ment before the hearing. his reenlistment ceremony
rants or proper approval Defense lawyers say prose- with the corpse.q