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You never think it’s going to happen to your place, and these wildfires just come out of nowhere and can really take over,
Stitt said
The scale of devastation across our state is staggering.”
In a statement on Sunday Mike Kehoe, Missouri’s governor, saidIt’s really disturbing for what happened to the people, the casualties last night,
he told the Associated Press
It was a bad dream come true
Steve Romero of Tylertown, Mississippi—about an hour and a half drive south of Jackson—told local CBS affiliate WJAX-TV of a tornado that destroyed their home on SaturdayI was holding my wife to my chest and just watching everything disappear and watching everything get ripped out away from me,
William Shultz of Tylertown, Mississippi, told NBC’s Kathy Park
We are actively monitoring the severe tornadoes and storms that have impacted many States across the South and Midwest — 36 innocent lives have been lost, and many more devastated. The National Guard have been deployed to Arkansas, and my Administration is ready to assist State and Local Officials, as they help their communities to try and recover from the damage. Please join Melania and me in praying for everyone impacted by these terrible storms!"
President Donald Trump, said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday
In all my years I have never driven through so many damage paths on my way home after a chase. So far 7 from south of Memphis, through Williford, AR, to the most recent one I passed through in West Plains, MO."
Aaron Jayjack, a storm chaser who has more than 58,000 followers on the social media platform X, wrote in a postOne of the crazier tornado damage DI's I've ever seen in Diaz, Arkansas. Home taken off its foundation almost in one piece but split in half."
Aaron Rigsby, another storm chaser who has more than 24,000 followers on the platform, wrote in a postAlways Ready, Always There! @arkansasguard members support civilian authorities providing security and humanitarian assistance in communities affected by tornadoes in central and eastern Arkansas."
The state military force shared in a post on X, formerly Twitter, thatHundreds of homes, schools, and businesses have been either destroyed or severely damaged,
his statement added
It’s really amazing that what we’re looking at right here across the road and what we’re looking at behind us is so drastically different,
Kelly said
Most people at this age really don’t want to get involved, but I love getting involved in my community,
Garrett saidI’ve seen nothing like this since I was a kid,
he told CNN as he raked leaves and debris into piles at the cemetery of Winterboro Community ChurchIt could have been a lot worse,
said Charles Kelly, pastor of Alpine’s Winterboro Community Church, as he stood in front of his church surveying the damageYesterday’s severe weather impacted most of Alabama,
Ivey said in a statement, offering condolences to the affected communitiesThese folks don’t have to listen to me, but they are listening. They’re slowing down and they’re going the right way. I just love directing traffic,
he addedYou’re going to see people at their best in the days ahead, because there’s a lot of things that were lost and damage to some stuff that people care a little bit about, but they’re going to see the best in the most important thing, which is people,
he saidWe are deeply saddened by the loss of life caused by the tornadoes and severe storms that were effective in some states of the USA,
the ministry said in a statement
We convey our condolences to the people of the USA and wish a speedy recovery to the injured,
it addedAs you drive through this community, you see so many neighbors coming out, taking care of each other, ... One of the things that will make you so proud as a governor is to see neighbors helping neighbors, and never is that more true than right here in this community today. We've got about 40 state police on the ground in the county, about 50 National Guard."
she said in a video posted to X