As severe storm system finally passes East Coast, 21 dead left in wake
Millions of Americans were in the path of a major storm on Sunday that caused flash flooding and devastation throughout the middle of the country, The Weather Channel's Chris Warren reports.
Ferocious storms that battered Oklahoma and Missouri, killing 21 over the weekend, lurched eastward Monday, lashing New England and the mid-Atlantic region with harsh winds and heavy rainfall before moving out to sea.
Although the East Coast may be struck by another round of thunder Monday, forecasters at the National Weather Service said the severe storm threat has largely passed, bringing an end to several days of violent weather across a wide swath of the country.
At least 18 people — including six children and three storm chasers — were killed after five twisters attacked the Oklahoma City area Friday evening, terrorizing communities already bludgeoned by lethal storms this spring. Another three people died in Missouri.
Authorities were still searching Monday for five missing people – including three children – from areas around the Oklahoma River, according to Oklahoma City Fire Department Deputy Chief Marc Woodard.
Hospitals in Oklahoma City reported 115 injuries, officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health said late Sunday, although that number may have increased Monday as officials began to reckon with the devastation wrought by Friday’s swarm of storms.
The twisters hammered the Oklahoma City area just 11 days after a monstrous tornado claimed 24 lives in the suburb of Moore, where power outages were reported Friday during the height of the twisters’ tear through town.
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