{"id":105353,"date":"2024-04-28T18:08:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T18:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/baby-among-2-people-killed-as-a-swarm-of-tornadoes-hits-heartland-officials\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T18:08:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T18:08:56","slug":"baby-among-2-people-killed-as-a-swarm-of-tornadoes-hits-heartland-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/baby-among-2-people-killed-as-a-swarm-of-tornadoes-hits-heartland-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby among 2 people killed as a swarm of tornadoes hits heartland: Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least two deaths, including one of a 4-month-old child in Oklahoma, were confirmed Sunday from a severe storm that swept through the heartland, spawning multiple tornadoes across four states, including a powerful pair of twisters that touched down in Nebraska, officials said.<\/p>\n

Emergency officials in Hughes County, Oklahoma, said the baby was one of two people killed in storms that struck Holdenville.<\/p>\n

Sunday marks the third day of the severe weather outbreak across the heartland states. More than 22 million people are under a threat of violent storms Sunday in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Illinois.<\/p>\n

Holdenville, a town of about 6,000 people 77 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, was left reeling after a violent tornado touched down near the city late Saturday amid a statewide tornado outbreak.<\/p>\n

A search for victims and an assessment of damage was launched Saturday night after storms passed through the area, Hughes County Emergency Management officials said.<\/p>\n

At least four other people were injured in the Hughes County storms, including three with major injuries, Hughes County officials said.<\/p>\n

A Holdenville family told Oklahoma City ABC affiliate station KOCO that a relative lost their home in the storm and remained hospitalized Sunday.<\/p>\n

At one point, crews searched the damaged Holdenville home for the child before finding the baby, who was pronounced dead at a hospital, according to the Hughes County emergency manager.<\/p>\n

“My prayers are with those who lost loved ones as tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma last night,” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a statement Sunday. “Thank you to Oklahoma Emergency Management and those who have worked through the night to keep Oklahomans safe and have worked to clear debris and assess damage.”<\/p>\n

A destructive tornado also hit Sulfur, Oklahoma, in Murray County, destroying buildings and scattering debris for miles, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Tornadoes were reported Saturday across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Nebraska, officials said. There were nearly 120 tornado reports in the last two days, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

NWS teams were working Sunday to confirm the tornado reports but cautioned that the numbers are constantly being adjusted as new reports come in and duplicates are removed.<\/p>\n

An enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms is in the outlook Sunday from eastern Texas to southern Missouri, as well as the possibility of strong tornadoes, damaging wind and large hail.<\/p>\n

While Oklahoma was taking the brunt of the tornado outbreak, Nebraska endured the strongest tornados confirmed on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Preliminary information suggests that two “strong, rare tornadoes” touched down in Douglas County, Chris Franks with the National Weather Service said during a press briefing Saturday. The NWS found evidence of EF-2 and EF-3 tornado damage there following Friday’s storms, Franks said.<\/p>\n

No fatalities have been reported so far following the Nebraska storms, officials said.<\/p>\n

Widespread damage was reported in the Elkhorn neighborhood of Omaha, officials said. New photos emerged Sunday showing numerous destroyed homes in the area.<\/p>\n

“For that big of a storm, to have the property damage that was so extensive, without the loss of life,” Douglas County Emergency Management Director Paul Johnson said during the press briefing. “It’s a tremendous attribute to the city of Omaha.”<\/p>\n

Another tornado emergency was issued Saturday for Knox City, Texas, where a large and damaging tornado was reported near the town. Baseball-sized hail was also reported with this tornadic storm, officials said.<\/p>\n

A tornado was also confirmed Saturday near the intersection of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. The confirmed tornado was eight miles north of Robinson, Kansas.<\/p>\n

Storms are forecast to continue Sunday across the multistate region with heavy rain expected at times.<\/p>\n

A flood watch remains in effect Sunday for a large area in the southern Plains and Ozarks, covering portions of seven states. Flash flood warnings were issued Saturday night and into Sunday morning as many communities reported 2 to 5-plus inches of rainfall and emergency officials urged residents to avoid flooded roads.<\/p>\n

ABC News’ Jessica Gorman and Alexandra Faul contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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