At least 21 people have died, including two children, in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky as powerful storms slammed through the central United States during Memorial Day weekend.
On Sunday, at least 11 tornadoes tore through the affected regions, and we expect extreme weather to persist until Memorial Day. According to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, storm systems headed towards the Gulf Coast and East Coast on Monday, putting a startling 120 million Americans at risk of huge hail, severe winds, and tornadoes.
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The storms could produce gusts of up to 70 mph and quarter-size hail.
Meanwhile, record-high temperatures are expected in other parts of the country, with severe heat warnings and advisories issued for southern Texas on Monday.
The death toll rose to 21 on Monday.
At least eight people have died as a result of Arkansas’s severe storms, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders revealed at a news conference on Sunday evening.
Governor Andy Beshear acknowledged four deaths in Kentucky on Monday morning. The governor identified the victims as a 67-year-old lady in Mercer County, a 62-year-old woman in Hardin County, a 48-year-old woman in Hopkins County, and a 34-year-old man in Jefferson County.
Mr. Beshear stated that a fifth person had been hurt and was struggling for their life as of Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, a tornado swept through northeastern Oklahoma, killing at least two people in Mayes County.
On Saturday night, a tornado tore through Cooke County, about 50 miles north of Dallas, killing seven people.
The sheriff stated that two and five-year-old children were among the fatalities. They discovered three other family members dead in a residence near Valley View, a rural town near the Oklahoma border.
