Tornadoes in central US kill nearly two dozen people

May 11, 2008 

At least 23 people have been killed in late afternoon in broad daylight, with dark (very dark) clouds tornadoes that ripped through the central United States on Saturday May 10 with over 150 reported injured and at least three people are missing. Tornadoes hit towns on the Missouri and Oklahoma borders which caused significant damage. Several watches and warnings for storms and tornadoes remain today. At 4:11 a.m. (eastern time) on Sunday, nearly the entire states of Georgia and Alabama were encompassed with tornado watches and severe thunderstorm warnings. 
In Picher, Oklahoma where the tornado is reported to have started, 7 were killed, including an infant. The tornado then traveled across state lines to Missouri where 14 were killed near Seneca and then into Georgia where two people were killed. Officials state the death toll is likely to climb. 
"It’s a bad deal. There are maybe 150 badly damaged homes on south side of town," said Picher's town attorney, Erick Johnson. More than two dozen streets in Picher are described as being wiped out. Oklahoma's governor Brad Henry has ordered the national guard to the area to help in aiding those hit by the storms.
Tornadoes in central US kill nearly two dozen people May 11 , 2008 At least 23 people have been killed in late afternoon in broad daylight , with dark ( very dark ) clouds tornadoes that ripped through the central United States on Saturday May 10 with over 150 reported injured and at least three people are missing . Tornadoes hit towns on the Missouri and Oklahoma borders which caused significant damage . Several watches and warnings for storms and tornadoes remain today . At 4:11 a.m. ( eastern time ) on Sunday , nearly the entire states of Georgia and Alabama were encompassed with tornado watches and severe thunderstorm warnings . In Picher , Oklahoma where the tornado is reported to have started , 7 were killed , including an infant . The tornado then traveled across state lines to Missouri where 14 were killed near Seneca and then into Georgia where two people were killed . Officials state the death toll is likely to climb . " It ’s a bad deal . There are maybe 150 badly damaged homes on south side of town , " said Picher 's town attorney , Erick Johnson . More than two dozen streets in Picher are described as being wiped out . Oklahoma 's governor Brad Henry has ordered the national guard to the area to help in aiding those hit by the storms .
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