{"id":431695,"date":"2022-04-14T20:14:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T17:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/woman-killed-by-falling-tree-as-storms-hit-midwest-south\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T20:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T17:14:44","slug":"woman-killed-by-falling-tree-as-storms-hit-midwest-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/woman-killed-by-falling-tree-as-storms-hit-midwest-south\/","title":{"rendered":"#Woman killed by falling tree as storms hit Midwest, South"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c4ea5aac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c4ea5aac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/woman-killed-by-falling-tree-as-storms-hit-midwest-south\/#%E2%80%9CWoman_killed_by_falling_tree_as_storms_hit_Midwest_South%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Woman killed by falling tree as storms hit Midwest, South&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWoman_killed_by_falling_tree_as_storms_hit_Midwest_South%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Woman killed by falling tree as storms hit Midwest, South&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>RISON, Ark. \u2014 A 20-year-old Arkansas woman was killed when a tree fell on her home as severe storms swept through the state and a possible tornado ripped roofs off homes in Alabama, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The woman\u2019s death occurred Wednesday as part of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-storms-texas-austin-weather-0f2a26ab06813a25b3a545e2adc563d9\">a multiday severe weather outbreak<\/a>\u00a0that caused tornadoes, powerful winds and huge hail in parts of the central and southern United States.<\/p>\n<p>A possible tornado tore roofs off homes in a public housing community and peppered cars with debris Wednesday night in rural Greene County, Alabama, located about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of Birmingham. Billy Hicks, who lives in the area, told WBMA-TV he was lying down when he heard a rush of wind that lasted only a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI jumped up and put my clothes on, put my shoes on when everything was over with. I come to the side door and looked across the street. I knew that something had hit all these houses,\u201d said Hicks, who got in his car to go check on neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities swarmed the area but didn\u2019t find anyone who was hurt, said Zac Bolding of Greene County Emergency Medical Services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the people we talked to as we were doing a house-to-house search explained that they were in their bathroom or an interior hallway, so they were listening to those warnings and without that I think we would have been looking at a much different situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/texas-tornado-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michelle Light salvages belongings from her home on FM 2843 and Cedar Valley Road near Salado, Texas, on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, a day after a tornado destroyed the house. \" class=\"wp-image-21903492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/texas-tornado-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/texas-tornado-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/texas-tornado-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Michelle Light salvages belongings from her home on FM 2843 and Cedar Valley Road near Salado, Texas, on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, a day after a tornado destroyed the house. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Austin American-Statesman via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Arkansas, the woman was died when a tree toppled on her home in Rison shortly after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, pinning her to the couch, said Stephen McClellan, Cleveland County\u2019s emergency management coordinator. Rison is about 55 miles (90 kilometers) south of Little Rock.<\/p>\n<p>A day earlier, 23 people were injured in the central Texas town of Salado. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth said Wednesday that the twister was rated an EF3 with peak wind speeds of 165 mph (265 kph).<\/p>\n<p>Tornadoes were also reported Tuesday in\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-storms-iowa-des-moines-weather-49de9d03386a29c8dbd83b0d5b8f70d3\">parts of Iowa<\/a>\u00a0and Minnesota. Residents in the small southeastern Minnesota farming community of Taopi were cleaning up after a devastating tornado\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/75df8017af018df45404e37f8e34c1df\">destroyed half of the town\u2019s homes<\/a>, toppled tall trees and left piles of debris.<\/p>\n<p>A tornado that was rated EF2 with peak wind speeds of 130 mph (209 kph) struck Taopi near the Iowa border late Tuesday night, tearing the roofs off houses, overturning vehicles and bringing down power lines. There were no reports of serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers arrived Wednesday to help residents clean up the debris in the community of about 80 people. Family members sifted through rubble looking for keepsakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalf the town is gone,\u201d City Clerk Jim Kiefer said. Of Taopi\u2019s 22 homes, at least 10 are beyond repair, with roofs and walls missing, he said. Kiefer said his house is OK, but his mother\u2019s home is a total loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe won\u2019t be going home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Also,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/blizzards-sd-state-wire-north-dakota-bismarck-dickinson-85994bc66b5f8f1a9b1d39e070e4710e\">a blizzard struck North Dakota this week<\/a>, closing the state Capitol, schools, government offices and some businesses for a third day Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service\u2019s blizzard warning for much of the state and smaller sections of South Dakota and Montana remained in effect Thursday. More than a foot of snow (30 centimeters) has fallen in Bismarck with about 2 feet (61 centimeters) in Dickinson and Glenburn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the month of April it\u2019s not uncommon to get the snow. Now, snow of this magnitude \u2014 this is something that\u2019s a little bit more unique,\u201d said Rick Krolak, at the weather service\u2019s Bismarck office.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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