Severe storms across the central United States over Memorial Day Weekend have left more than 450,000 people without power and at least 15 people dead.
Golf-ball-sized hail, strong thunderstorms, destructive winds and tornados ripped across parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indiana and Kentucky on Saturday evening – and more are expected to occur through Sunday.
Seven people, including two children, were killed in Cooke County, Texas, the county sheriff said in a statement.
“It’s just a trail of debris left. The devastation is pretty severe,” Sheriff Ray Sappington told the Associated Press.
At least five people have died in Arkansas, two in Oklahoma and one in Kentucky due to the storms – the latest severe weather to hit parts of the Midwest and Great Plains in a string of bad weather.
More storms are expected to hit the region throughout Sunday and move eastern through Memorial Day as a low-pressure system collides with extreme heat.
