4 dead, several injured across South in outbreak of twisters
ALEXANDRIA, La. • A swarm of tornadoes and other storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured at least a dozen and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes on Tuesday.
The death toll rose to four after heavy overnight rains caused flooding in Greenup County, Ky. Water rescue crews were called in about 8 a.m. Tuesday to aid two people, and at least one of them died, Kentucky State Police Trooper Bobby King said. He said crews were still trying to rescue another person.
National Weather Service teams confirmed at least 17 tornado paths in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and the number could rise since teams were still surveying damage. The agency tweeted more than 240 tornado warnings for the region over roughly 21 hours starting early Monday.
Col. Bryan Olier, chief of staff at the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, said that at least 25 counties were affected, 150 homes were reported damaged or destroyed and about a dozen were injured.
Lee County officials and the Pratts-Friendship Fire Department work to check an area on Highway 370 near Baldwyn, Miss., on Tuesday.