42 dead in severe storms and tornadoes that swept across U.S.

At least 42 people are dead after powerful storms swept through the Midwest and the South over the weekend and drenched parts of the Northeast.

At least 42 people are dead after powerful storms swept through the Midwest and the South over the weekend and drenched parts of the Northeast. 

Multiple states woke up on Monday morning to damage from dust storms, wildfires, rain, and tornadoes, following nearly 1,500 storm reports across the country from Friday to Sunday.

Two children died in Transylvania County, North Carolina, after a tree fell through the center of their family’s trailer early Sunday. The boys — ages 11 and 13 — were found by firefighters "trapped directly under the tree and other debris," the Connestee Fire Rescue said in a press release. Three other family members lived in the home and escaped unharmed. 

Overall, three deaths were reported in Alabama, three in Arkansas, 12 in Missouri, four in Oklahoma, eight in Kansas, six in Mississippi, two in North Carolina and four in Texas, according to a tally by NBC News.

Over the weekend, a twister outbreak ripped across seven states — Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana — uprooting trees, tearing apart homes and businesses, and downing power lines.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/42-dead-severe-storms-tornadoes-swept-us-rcna196672

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