The northern heartland state of South Dakota was at the center of US weather extremes on Sunday, with a tornado damaging a small town and injuring at least nine people and more than 30cm of snow blanketing its Black Hills.
Parts of several central states were in the path of severe weather, including Texas, which saw at least two likely tornadoes. At the same time, a tropical storm came ashore in the Carolinas in the southeast, and wintry weather affected parts of Colorado.
Tropical Storm Ana made landfall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Sunday morning and was downgraded to a tropical depression by the afternoon. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were at 56kph, and it was expected to move over eastern North Carolina on Sunday night.
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South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard said nine people were injured on Sunday morning when a tornado tore through the tiny town of Delmont. None of the injuries was life threatening and seven of the nine had been treated and released from the hospital, Daugaard said. There were no fatalities.
South Dakota Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Kristi Turman said about 20 buildings were damaged and the town has no water, power or telephones. The town was evacuated, authorities said.
In Texas, a likely tornado late on Sunday night hit the small city of Van, southeast of Dallas, US National Weather Service senior meteorologist Eric Martello said.
Van Fire Chief Jeff Hudgens said the town sustained “some significant damage” to “multiple homes” and said agencies were responding to confirmed injuries. The number of people hurt and the extent of their injuries was not immediately clear.
Earlier in the day, another likely tornado ripped roofs off buildings and damaged trees near Denton, northwest of Dallas, according to US National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Bradshaw. There were no immediate reports of injuries or fatalities.
The area also experienced torrential rains that led to widespread flash flooding. Authorities in Denton County on Sunday said that two groups of people had to be airlifted by helicopters to safety.
West of Fort Worth, people in the sparsely populated ranching and farming community of Cisco were left to clean up from a tornado on Saturday that left one person dead and another in critical condition.
Cisco Fire Department spokesman Phillip Truitt said the two people were near each other.
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