Death toll reaches 350 in US storms
Some 362 twisters swept through southern America in three days last week, killing at least 350 people, making the deadly weather the largest outbreak of tornadoes in history, according to the National Weather Service.
And in a single 24 hour period, an astonishing 312 tornadoes whipped across Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Louisiana and Kentucky.
In the most lethal twister outbreak since 1936, the death toll has kept on rising as emergency workers rake through the debris of houses, trees and shops in the south-east states.
Large upper trough over central US, with surface low in south Texas. Supercell storms and MCS’s (areas of storms) are spread from Texas to Kentucky.Image courtesy of www.alabamawx.com
A state of emergency has been declared in seven states due to the widespread devastation.
According to Bloomberg, high winds and thunderstorms have caused flight disruption in key US airports, including New York and Atlanta, with more than 500 flights cancelled across the US last week.
Nearly 50 people were killed two weeks ago when storms ripped through US states from Oklahoma to North Carolina.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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