In Photos: Severe Weather in the US
Severe weather has spawned multiple tornadoes, flooding and even snow across America’s Midwest and Northeast. The following photos capture extreme weather events in the US – try not to miss them, because they will certainly offer you a different perspective about this topic.
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Floodwater from the Mississippi River cuts off the roadway from Missouri into Illinois at the states’ border on 30 May 2019 in Saint Mary, Missouri. The middle section of the country has been experiencing major flooding since mid-March especially along the Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers. Towns along the Mississippi River have been experiencing the longest stretch of major flooding from the river in nearly a century
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Floodwater from the Mississippi River overtakes a street on 30 May 2019 in Saint Mary, Missouri
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Cars sit in floodwater from the Mississippi River on 30 May 2019 in Saint Mary, Missouri
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Ryan Sizemore paddles down Highway 61 with his dog, Rico, as he hauls sandbags to his home to hold back rising floodwater from the Mississippi River on 31 May 2019 in Barnhart, Missouri
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The Arkansas River floods Harry E Kelley River Park on 30 May 2019, in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Photograph: Michael Woods/AP
A car is trapped under the fallen metal roof of the Break Time gas station and convenience store in tornado-hit Jefferson City, Missouri, on 23 May 2019
Photograph: David A Lieb/AP
A debris path crosses between damaged homes on 30 May 2019, after a tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kansas
Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP
An American flag flies in front of a damaged school area in Dayton, Ohio, on 28 May 2019, after powerful tornadoes ripped through the US state overnight
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Debris is scattered in the front yard of a damaged home, after several tornadoes reportedly touched down, in Linwood, Kansas
Photograph: Nathan Chute/Reuters
Homes are severely damaged after a tornado struck the night before 29 May 2019 in Linwood, Kansas
Photograph: Kyle Rivas/Getty Images
Tavaris McClain and Tyree Thompson clear debris to free McClain’s mother’s car outside her destroyed home on 23 May 2019 after a tornado tore though Jefferson City, Missouri
Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP