Death toll increases to 8 as deadly storms hit the Midwest

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The intensity of Sundays deadly storms became clearer this morning. 81 tornadoes were sighted throughout the Midwest, more than 500 homes were flattened and at least eight people lost their lives. The Midwest areas were a sight of flipped over, damaged cars, broken homes and uprooted trees this Monday morning. The late season tornadoes had winds with a speed of 200 miles per hour which left the land, of fifteen thousand people, flattened with entire neighborhoods demolished. People were being kept away from Washington, Illinois, as the remaining structures left by the storm were extremely unstable.

“I know it’s frustrating for people,” said Mayor Gary Manier while standing between a pile of rubble “I’d be frustrated. I’d want to be looking for pictures.” The powerful storms injured more than hundred people leaving them homeless. Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, assured that no stone will be left unturned to help these people and the state will assist the tornado ravaged communities with every asset they have.

The storms spread towards Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin, leaving behind a trail of punctured gas pipes, knocked down power lines and roofs ripped off. “People can fall into complacency because they don’t see severe weather and tornadoes, but we do stress that they should keep a vigilant eye on the weather and have a means to hear a tornado warning because things can change very quickly,” said weather service meteorologist, Matt Friedlein. He further added that injuries and deaths can be reduced if people keep an eye on wind shears that produce sudden tornadoes.