NonilexMay 17, 2025

As #Trump dismantles #FEMA & guts #NOAA…

At least 16 dead in #Missouri, #Kentucky as severe #storms sweep central #US

At least 7 people have died in Missouri & 9 in Kentucky, authorities say, as severe weather including tornadoes, hail & storms sweeps through the #Midwest.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/05/17/missouri-kentucky-tornado-weather-deaths/

At least 16 dead in Missouri, Kentucky as severe storms sweep central U.S.

At least seven people have died in Missouri and nine in Kentucky, authorities say, as severe weather including tornadoes, hail and storms sweeps through the central U.S.

The Washington Post
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At a news conference Friday, #StLouis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson described at a path of destruction that began on a major #Missouri thoroughfare during afternoon rush hour before moving east over a river into southern #Illinois.

More than 5,000 homes suffered damage, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said at the same news conference, as rescue teams worked to locate missing people & search the debris.

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>100 miles south, Scott County Sheriff said a #tornado on Friday struck several rural areas in the southern region of the #Missouri county, killing 2, injuring several more & “leaving behind a trail of #destruction, w/multiple homes completely lost & areas left unrecognizable.”
In #Kentucky, hundreds of miles from the destruction in Missouri, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Dept confirmed that 9 people were killed after a tornado touched down at 11:49PM, w/ “numerous” more suffering severe injuries.
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Friday’s destruction marked the 3rd-straight day of significant severe weather, w/more threats predicted through the weekend. Severe #thunderstorms across the #GreatLakes region late Thurs knocked out #power to some 315k customers as of early Saturday, w/ #Michigan suffering a large concentration of power loss, acc/to PowerOutage.us.

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Show threadNonilexMay 17, 2025

In #Wisconsin, a visibly striking #tornado spun through fields in New Richmond, while another caused significant damage in Hammond. In the capital of Madison, a hailstorm dropped #hail up to 2” in diameter.

The #NWS has issued #tornado & severe #storm warnings throughout the region, & cautioned that much of #Kentucky & parts of #Tennessee are also under a moderate risk for #flooding.

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The severe weather risk stretches more than 1,200 miles in total, with intense #storms predicted to reach as far as East #Texas to the Mid-#Atlantic through the weekend. After this #storm system winds down, another is expected to pick up to the west, with strong #tornadoes in the forecast by Sunday for parts of the #GreatPlains.

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May 17, 2025 at 1:36pmWeb
Show threadNonilexMay 17, 2025

From early Thursday to early Saturday, there have been over 1,500 #SevereWeather reports across 24 states. 9 states have been hit by at least one #tornado. The highest number of tornado & #wind damage reports have been in #Illinois, while the highest number of #hail reports have been in #Wisconsin.

#ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #FEMA #NOAA #NWS #EarlyWarningSystems #DisasterRelief #Trump #DOGE #PublicDisservice