St. Louis, Deadly Tornado
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A deadly severe weather outbreak spawned at least one tornado in 22 states from May 15 - 21. Among the hardest hit states were Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
Thursday, a tornado outbreak narrowly missed Michiana. While some, mainly in LaPorte and Berrien counties, sustained storm damage, most of the area was left unscathed.
Elliott, 63, often called "Kenny," died following the recent London tornado, according to a GoFundMe. His niece, Rachel Harris, started the campaign to pay for his funeral expenses, with funds going to her father and Elliott's brother, Darrell Elliott.
The state is seeing, on average, more tornadoes in the last two years but meteorologists aren't settled on if that has to do with a warming climate.
A deadly EF-4 tornado ravaged Laurel and Pulaski counties, but also caused damage in several other areas on May 16.
NWS also reported that the Friday evening storms spawned an EF-0 tornado close to 8 p.m. in Putnam County. Its winds peaked at 85 mph, according to preliminary reports, with a max width of 20 yards and track length of 0.4 miles. No injuries or deaths were reported.
Two EF-1 tornadoes were reported, which means they had wind gusts between 86-110 miles per hour. Both were in Palo Pinto County. The first tornado touched down about two miles north of Mingus and its path was about half a mile long, the weather service said. Its wind speeds peaked at 105 miles per hour.
Two confirmed tornadoes have left $2.2 million in damage in Allegan County. Strong storms rolled through Michigan the night of Thursday, May 15, leaving trees toppled and buildings damaged. Residents woke up to roofs ripped off grain silos and trees blocking roads.