Residents of Oklahoma and Arkansas were met with the wrath of Mother Nature late yesterday as tornadoes ripped through the two states, killing at least five and causing massive damage.
“We have two fatalities and 15 people taken to the hospital with injuries,” said Capt. Jeff Sewell with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. “There’s a tremendous amount of property damage,” he said. “Cars have been blown together. A lot of electric wires are down all over the place. Several houses were totally destroyed.”
Another three fatalities occurred in Arkansas and are being blamed on falling trees. The massive storm is not stopping there; Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are bracing for severe weather today, while Georgia and the Carolinas will likely see strong storms later this evening and into Saturday.
Severe thunderstorms cause significant destruction and large insured losses, as we can see from this excerpt of the Insurance Information Institute’s website:
This comes just five days after a record-setting 10 tornadoes touched down in Wisconsin. Footage of which can be seen in this video: