A series of powerful storms and tornadoes swept through the central and southern United States over the Memorial Day weekend, killing at least 23 people and damaging scores of homes and businesses.
More than 400,000 people across the eastern United States were without power on the evening of May 27, including about 125,000 in Kentucky. Twelve states reported at least 10,000 outages earlier in the day.
The storms caused havoc in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency. He said at a press conference on May 27 that five people had died in the state. Texas had seven deaths from a tornado and Arkansas had eight deaths.
According to CNN, in Texas, Governor Greg Abbott said that more than 1/3 of counties had to declare disasters after severe weather swept through.
This summer could be an “abnormal” 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, starting in June, according to forecasts.
President Joe Biden offered his condolences to the families of those killed. He said the Federal Emergency Management Agency was on the scene assessing the damage and he was in touch with governors to see what federal assistance they might need.
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