Within days, a series of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms swept through fourteens states and the District of Columbia causing death, injury and destruction. The storm system was so powerful that it spawned an F5 tornado in Oklahoma City, which killed one person and injured more than 100. The most serious damage occurred in Huntsville, Alabama where 17 people were killed, 463 injured and about 1,000 left homeless. In Newburgh, New York, about 60 miles north of New York City, a tree crashed through the roof of an elementary school killing seven children and injuring eighteen. Thousands of utility customers are without power and property damage is in the millions.
Within days, a series of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms swept through fourteens states and the District of Columbia causing death, injury and destruction. At least 27 people have died, more than 500 are injured and hundreds have been left homeless. The most serious damage occurred in Huntsville, Alabama where 17 people were killed, 463 injured and about 1,000 left homeless. In Newburgh, New York, about 60 miles north of New York City, a tree crashed through the roof of an elementary school killing seven children and injuring eighteen. Thousands of utility customers are without power and property damage is in the millions.