45 perish as tornadoes lash US
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April 19, 2011, Tuesday
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A TORNADO-SPEWING storm system that killed at least 45 people across half the United States unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where residents in the capital Raleigh and rural hamlets alike on Sunday mourned the dead, marveled at their survival and began to clean up devastated neighborhoods.
Observers reported more than 60 tornadoes across North Carolina on Saturday, but most of the state's 21 confirmed deaths occurred in two rural counties. A thunderstorm spawned a tornado killing four people in southeastern Bladen County, then kept dropping tornadoes as it hopscotched more than 240 kilometers, eventually moving into Bertie County and killing 11 more.
Some homes were swept from their foundations, others were demolished and cars flipped on tiny rural roads between Askewville and Colerain, County Manager Zee Lamb said.
The violent weather began on Thursday in Oklahoma, where two people died, before cutting across the Deep South on Friday and hitting North Carolina and Virginia on Saturday. Authorities said seven people died in Arkansas; seven in Alabama; seven in Virginia; and one in Mississippi. More than 240 tornadoes were reported from the storm system.
Saturday was North Carolina's deadliest day for tornadoes since 1984, when 22 twisters killed 42 people and injured hundreds. Governor Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency and spent much of Sunday touring hard-hit areas, including downtown Raleigh.
Observers reported more than 60 tornadoes across North Carolina on Saturday, but most of the state's 21 confirmed deaths occurred in two rural counties. A thunderstorm spawned a tornado killing four people in southeastern Bladen County, then kept dropping tornadoes as it hopscotched more than 240 kilometers, eventually moving into Bertie County and killing 11 more.
Some homes were swept from their foundations, others were demolished and cars flipped on tiny rural roads between Askewville and Colerain, County Manager Zee Lamb said.
The violent weather began on Thursday in Oklahoma, where two people died, before cutting across the Deep South on Friday and hitting North Carolina and Virginia on Saturday. Authorities said seven people died in Arkansas; seven in Alabama; seven in Virginia; and one in Mississippi. More than 240 tornadoes were reported from the storm system.
Saturday was North Carolina's deadliest day for tornadoes since 1984, when 22 twisters killed 42 people and injured hundreds. Governor Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency and spent much of Sunday touring hard-hit areas, including downtown Raleigh.
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