Death and damage from tornadoes

Death and Damage, State by State, From Swarm of Tornadoes

The Associated Press
AP News

Feb 07, 2008 07:16 EST

State-by-state look at deaths and damage caused by the string of tornadoes that tore across the South and the Midwest:

ALABAMA: At least four people were killed in northern Alabama. An apparent tornado damaged eight homes in Walker County, and a pregnant woman suffered a broken arm when a trailer home was tossed by the storm, according to the county's emergency management director. As many as 500 homes were damaged statewide.

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ARKANSAS: At least 13 people were killed, including a couple and their 11-year-old daughter in Atkins, about 60 miles northwest of Little Rock. Their home took a "direct hit" from the storm, an emergency official said. Statewide, at least 133 people were injured.

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INDIANA: A tornado cut a four-mile path southwest of Bloomington, blowing the roofs off several houses and downing trees and power lines.

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KENTUCKY: At least seven people were killed, including a western Kentucky couple in their mobile home with their adult daughter. Near the Tennessee line, the victims included a woman and her 2-year-old grandson.

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MISSISSIPPI: A twister shredded warehouses in an industrial park in the city of Southaven, just south of Memphis. A tornado caused severe damage to the Caterpillar plant in Oxford. At least 18 people were injured statewide.

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TENNESSEE: At least 31 people were killed, including a 70-year-old man whose mobile home was leveled in Macon County.

A fire erupted at a natural gas pumping station northeast of Nashville that was struck by the storms.

Twenty-six students had to be rescued from wrecked dormitories at Union University in Jackson, and 51 students were taken to a hospital. Wind collapsed the roof of Sears store at a mall.

Source: AP News