{"id":2253721,"date":"2024-05-27T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-19-people-dead-after-tornadoes-and-storms-rip-the-south-and-great-plains\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T15:26:45","slug":"at-least-19-people-dead-after-tornadoes-and-storms-rip-the-south-and-great-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-19-people-dead-after-tornadoes-and-storms-rip-the-south-and-great-plains\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornadoes and storms in the South and Great Plains claim at least 19 lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-19-people-dead-after-tornadoes-and-storms-rip-the-south-and-great-plains%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Over Memorial Day weekend,\u2063 11 tornadoes and additional storms led to at\u2062 least \u200b19 fatalities, including \u200bchildren, across several Southern and Great Plains \u2062states. \u2062Over half a million residences and businesses are devoid of power. The states mainly hit are Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma,\u200d and Kentucky. As the worst of the weather shifts towards the \u2062Northeast, 110 million\u2063 more people are under \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-3000-flights-canceled-in-two-days-amid-severe-weather-warnings\/\" title=\"Over 3,000 Flights Canceled In Two Days Amid Severe Weather Warnings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-j-declares-state-of-emergency-as-severe-winter-storm-brings-snow-and-high-winds\/\" title=\"N.J. declares state of emergency as severe winter storm brings snow and high winds\">severe weather<\/a> warnings<\/a>, including extreme\u200d heat advisories. Large hail, heavy\u2062 rain, and intense winds\u200c are predicted to hit Alabama and Georgia, before moving up the East Coast. Major \u2062cities at high risk of tornadoes include Philadelphia, Baltimore, and\u200b Washington, D.C.\u2062 Kentucky has declared a state\u2062 of emergency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At least 19 people are dead, including children, and <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>more than half a million homes and businesses<\/a> are without power after 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-disasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tornadoes\">tornadoes<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">storms ravaged<\/a> several Southern and Great Plains states over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/memorial-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Memorial Day\">Memorial Day<\/a> weekend.<\/p>\n<p>At least eight deaths were reported in Arkansas, seven in Texas, two in Oklahoma, and\u00a0two in Kentucky, with another 110 million people remaining under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"severe weather warnings\">severe weather warnings<\/a> on Monday, including for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secstate-blinken-on-bidens-climate-agenda-americans-that-relied-on-old-industries-will-be-hit-hard\/\" title=\"SecState Blinken On Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda: Americans \u2018That Relied On Old Industries Will Be Hit Hard\u2019\">extreme heat<\/a> in some parts of the country, as the worst of the system moves toward the Northeast.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain, wind gusts of more than 60 mph, and hail more than 2 inches in diameter could thrash<a href=\"https:\/\/radar.weather.gov\/?settings=v1_eyJhZ2VuZGEiOnsiaWQiOm51bGwsImNlbnRlciI6Wy04Ny42MDUsMzYuMDM3XSwibG9jYXRpb24iOm51bGwsInpvb20iOjUuMjUyMzgxNzk5NzY3NDE1fSwiYW5pbWF0aW5nIjpmYWxzZSwiYmFzZSI6InN0YW5kYXJkIiwiYXJ0Y2MiOmZhbHNlLCJjb3VudHkiOmZhbHNlLCJjd2EiOmZhbHNlLCJyZmMiOmZhbHNlLCJzdGF0ZSI6ZmFsc2UsIm1lbnUiOnRydWUsInNob3J0RnVzZWRPbmx5IjpmYWxzZSwib3BhY2l0eSI6eyJhbGVydHMiOjAuOCwibG9jYWwiOjAuNiwibG9jYWxTdGF0aW9ucyI6MC44LCJuYXRpb25hbCI6MC42fX0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Alabama and Georgia on Monday morning<\/a> before heading up the East Coast through the Carolinas, Pennsylvania, and New York in the afternoon. Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., face the highest risk of tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Andy Beshear\u00a0(D-KY) issued a state of emergency in Kentucky on Monday morning hours after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jill Biden<\/a> conveyed their condolences to \u201ceveryone who has been affected,\u201d in addition to their gratitude to first responders and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tim-kaine-stranded-for-over-21-hours-on-i-95-amid-va-snowstorm\/\" title=\"Sen. Tim Kaine Stranded for Over 21 Hours on I-95 amid VA Snowstorm\">emergency personnel \u201c<\/a>who have been working around the clock to save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJill and I are praying for those who tragically lost their lives as a result of devastating tornadoes that tore through Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, leveling entire communities and leaving a path of destruction in their wake,\u201d the president wrote late Sunday in a statement. \u201cThis comes as communities across the Midwest and South are still reeling from deadly storms and severe weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden added his administration is \u201cready to provide support as needed,\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> aides are already \u201cdirectly in touch\u201d with state and local officials and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> representatives who are \u201con the ground conducting damage assessments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith more severe weather expected across the region, we urge residents to remain vigilant and heed the warnings of local officials,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Two children, aged 2 and 5, were among the dead at the AP Travel Center in Valley View, Texas, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-weather-texas-oklahoma-93001e1d81f120d0d55c8dfa24938250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-weather-texas-oklahoma-93001e1d81f120d0d55c8dfa24938250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Associated Press<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a trail of debris left. The devastation is pretty severe,\u201d Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington told the <em>AP<\/em> on Sunday. \u201cIt took some time to get back in there because of all the damage with the power lines, and trees were down. It was kind of a monumental task just to get back to where they were.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over Memorial Day weekend, 11 tornadoes and storms left at least 19 people, including children, dead in several Southern and Great Plains states. The disaster struck Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky, causing power outages in over half a million homes and businesses. Arkansas bore the brunt with eight deaths, followed by seven in Texas and two each in Oklahoma and Kentucky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2253722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24147575443078-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2253721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24147575443078-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2253721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2253721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2253721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2253721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}