Several states in the USA have been hit by severe storms. Colorado experienced heavy snowfalls – other states experienced severe hurricanes. There were dead and injured.
Severe storms in the northeastern United States have left at least three dead. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio reported heavy damage and confirmed three deaths. The number of victims could still rise. A “very dangerous” tornado hit Ohio, according to the weather service. “It’s pure destruction. I’ve never seen anything like it in my entire life,” a resident of the small town of Indian Lakes told ABC.
Thousands of customers were temporarily without power. Possible tornadoes were also reported in the states of Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois. There were more than 20 injured, CNN reported. Meanwhile, Colorado experienced heavy snowfall.
A home in Ohio that was hit by a tornado.
Hail clumps the size of a baseball
Severe storms recently hit the states of Kansas and Missouri. Hail fell in some places – with clumps the size of a baseball. US media spoke of “gorilla hail”.
No electricity, no school
In Winchester, Indiana, there were “many, many serious injuries,” a police spokesman said. He couldn’t give exact numbers. There were also reports of at least 50 buildings damaged by storms in the town of Milton, Kentucky. There was also a power outage in many places due to damaged cables.
According to the website “Poweroutage.us,” around 50,000 households in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky were without electricity on Friday morning. Many schools remained closed.
Experts attribute the increase in natural disasters in the USA – storms, floods and forest fires – to the consequences of global warming.