Kentucky’s governor said he expected dozens of fatalities after a tornado blew through a city in the southwestern part of the state
“This is going to be some of the worst tornado damage that we’ve seen for a long time,” he said in a briefing.In Mayfield, several buildings collapsed due to the severe weather, said Sarah Burgess, a trooper with the Kentucky State Police.
Farther east in Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University said on Twitter that emergency crews were assessing significant storm damage and no injuries were immediately reported. A tornado struck the Monette Manor nursing home in Arkansas on Friday night, killing one person and trapping 20 people inside as the building collapsed, Craighead County Judge Marvin Day told the Associated Press.
Workers at a National Weather Service office had to take shelter as a tornado passed near their office in Weldon Spring, Mo., about 30 miles west of St. Louis. One person died and two others were injured in building collapses near the towns of Defiance and New Melle, both just a few miles from the weather service’s office.
“The safety and well-being of our employees and partners is our top priority right now,” Amazon spokesperson Richard Rocha said in a written statement Friday night. “We’re assessing the situation and will share additional information when it’s available.”
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