Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two tornadoes that killed six people in North Dakota and New York each had wind speeds topping 100 mph and caused brief but widespread damage as they tore through largely rural areas, officials said.
Three people, all in their 70s and 80s, died in Селската Ендерлин, Северна Дакота, по време на стихия, която удари късно в петък и началото на събота, оповестиха от шерифския офис на окръг Кас. Three others, including twin 6-year-old sisters, died Sunday in a storm that struck the hamlet of Clark Mills in central New York, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office said.
The National Weather Service gave preliminary ratings of EF-2 to EF-3 or potentially higher for three tornadoes that struck eastern North Dakota — meaning wind speeds of 111 to 135 mph (179 to 217 kph) and 136 to 165 mph (219 до 266 kph), надлежно, с друга тежест на вредите. EF-3 и по-силните диапазони не са нормални за Северните равнини, съобщи метеорологът на Националната метеорологична работа...
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