The storm system that tore through the Midwest, South and mid-Atlantic on Friday and Saturday carved a path of destruction. Here is what we know about the storms and their impact.
Was the storm system unusual from a weather perspective?
However, the reach of this storm system was far from the most extreme. For comparison, Pope pointed to the record-breaking 2011 super outbreak of tornadoes. Over a four-day period that April, a storm spawned hundreds of tornadoes across more than a dozen states, killing more than 300 people. One of the tornadoes grew to 1.5 miles wide and traveled more than 80 miles, ripping its way across Alabama and destroying huge swaths of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, he said.
Wynne, Arkansas, about an hour west of Memphis, reported at least four deaths. While some areas of Wynne remained largely untouched by the tornado, homes in an area known as Ward IV were severely damaged or even leveled, and many were left without power or water. Neighbors said they had excavated one woman from the rubble of her house after she tried to wait out the storm with her family. And power supply companies from three states came to help in the battered area.
With streets clogged with emergency vehicles and debris, she was not able to get to Daniel until around 4 in the morning. Pettigrew learned from a neighbor that she had taken Daniel into her home. The outcome could have been much worse. Shawn Schadle, the city’s fire chief, said that there had been 260 people inside the building; that its front awning had also collapsed; and that emergency workers had dealt with gas leaks, an electrical fire behind the venue and an elevator rescue around the same time.Fatalities were reported in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.PowerOutage.
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