It was the scariest thing I've ever been through, it was so fast, our ears were all about to burst,
Numerous significant tornadoes, some of which may be long-track and potentially violent, should continue into this evening,
We get a lot of tornado warnings in Missouri. We just thought it was another thing — it’s springtime,
As soon as I saw the roof come off, I felt all the air. The ceiling dropped in, insulation was everywhere, so I just jumped off the steps,
We were just crouching down. It felt like the house was coming down on us,
That’s when I was like, ‘Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go—everybody to the basement.’ And we barely made it down there before the windows blew,
A strong weather front with high winds moved into northwest Kansas from Colorado, causing a severe dust storm,
This is something that's going to take days, weeks, months, and we are committed to be there every single step of the way and help as much as possible,
It's one thing to see pictures and videos,
It's hard to look at this level of devastation and not be heartbroken. I mean, these are people's homes, their businesses, their livelihoods."
An adult female was found in the backyard of her residence near electrical lines. The female was pronounced deceased at the scene,
This storm will hit at the worst possible time, as people are heading to or already in bed,
It’s devastating when you turn around and look down the street at the houses, some still on fire, some just smoldering,
We just bring a family together, any excuse,
If you live in these areas, get to the sturdiest structure you have access to and remain in place until the storms pass,
The weather-related damage includes numerous downed power lines, creating the need for commercial vehicles to haul heavy equipment, oversized loads, transformers, necessary hardware, and other transmission and distribution equipment to line crews for the purpose of restoring power to the citizens of Arkansas."
The Patrol and local agencies are working tirelessly to assist those in need and assess the damage."
We have teams out surveying the damage from last night's tornadoes and have first responders on the ground to assist,
Smoke from the wildfire was also a factor, as was the blowing dirt in that crash,
So really, this kind of stuff hits close to home when those fires come through, there’s just not a lot that you can do,