This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28232808
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Deadly storms rip through eastern US | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| A wave of thunderstorms with powerful winds in northern New York have killed at least four and left more than 70,000 people without electricity. | A wave of thunderstorms with powerful winds in northern New York have killed at least four and left more than 70,000 people without electricity. |
| Four residents of the rural town of Smithfield were found dead after several homes were destroyed by the fast-moving storms. | Four residents of the rural town of Smithfield were found dead after several homes were destroyed by the fast-moving storms. |
| Madison County Sheriff Allen Riley told a local broadcaster investigators were searching for others in the rubble. | Madison County Sheriff Allen Riley told a local broadcaster investigators were searching for others in the rubble. |
| A boy at summer camp in Maryland was also killed when a tree fell. | A boy at summer camp in Maryland was also killed when a tree fell. |
| Six of his friends were injured in the same accident, which happened as they were moving to shelter. | Six of his friends were injured in the same accident, which happened as they were moving to shelter. |
| US forecasters said winds from the storms in New York state were at least 60mph (97km/h). | US forecasters said winds from the storms in New York state were at least 60mph (97km/h). |
| The National Weather Service said they were sending investigators to Smithfield to see if a tornado touched down. | The National Weather Service said they were sending investigators to Smithfield to see if a tornado touched down. |
| Town Supervisor Rich Bargabos told the Syracuse Post Standard a mother and her four-month-old baby, a relative of the family and an unrelated neighbour had been killed. | Town Supervisor Rich Bargabos told the Syracuse Post Standard a mother and her four-month-old baby, a relative of the family and an unrelated neighbour had been killed. |
| "The houses are obliterated," Mr Bargabos said. "There is not a piece of framework together." | "The houses are obliterated," Mr Bargabos said. "There is not a piece of framework together." |
| He added one of the house was "picked up and moved probably 500 feet across the road into another house". | He added one of the house was "picked up and moved probably 500 feet across the road into another house". |
| Three small tornadoes touched down in Ohio, forecasters said, and another was spotted in Pennsylvania. | Three small tornadoes touched down in Ohio, forecasters said, and another was spotted in Pennsylvania. |
| At the height of the outages on Tuesday, more than 300,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in the north-west area of the state. | At the height of the outages on Tuesday, more than 300,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in the north-west area of the state. |