Storm Kills Arkansas Couple In Mobile Home, Newborn Infant Survives
A severe storm that ripped through a mobile home park in Nashville, Arkansas has killed a couple, leaving behind their newborn infant, who survived the brutal storm.
According to ABC News, the married couple was killed Sunday after severe weather tore through the mobile home park where they lived.
Their newborn infant, who was found in the debris, survived.
Howard County Coroner John Gray said the male and female victims of the storm, who were in their late 20s or early 30s, died before midnight in Nashville, Arkansas.
#arwx RT @brianemfinger: Nashville Arkansas tornado damage where two fatalities occurred. @KATVNews @KATV_Weather pic.twitter.com/KVZM4Jndjh
— Todd Yakoubian (@KATV_Weather) May 11, 2015
Gray said the cause of their death was blunt force trauma, presumably as a result of flying debris.
The grandfather of the victims told KTBS they are Melissa and Michael Mooneyhan.
According to Gray, the newborn infant was inside the mobile home at the time of the incident and survived. It is unknown whether the baby suffered any injuries in the incident, although the grandfather of the victims said the infant newborn is “doing well.”
Damage from the possible tornado in #Nashville, Arkansas. Two confirmed deaths. pic.twitter.com/7XTAcjaK0F
— Adria Goins (@Adria_Goins) May 11, 2015
Severe storm activity was reported across the region Sunday, with damage and injuries in Van and Denton, Texas. It’s unclear if those storms produced any tornadoes.
Three dead after tornadoes hit Texas, South Dakota, Arkansas, & Iowa over the weekend http://t.co/KeY39V9dmK pic.twitter.com/8GmPzXdkUD
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) May 11, 2015
A survey team from the National Weather Service is investigating the damage to determine if the deaths in Nashville, Arkansas were a result of a tornado.
2 confirmed dead after a tornado hit Nashville, Arkansas Sunday night http://t.co/VEOwzGgjN0 pic.twitter.com/R1XG7NgkvK
— Jake Reed (@jakewhnt19) May 11, 2015
WHNT reports that a fierce storm in the Texas town of Van injured at least 26 people and caused significant destruction late Sunday.
Warning sirens sounded before the storm hit Van, Texas, which may have saved lives. Fire Marshall Chuck Allen told the news station early Monday that everyone had been accounted for and that there were no deaths in the town.
SKY 4 aerials of tornado damage in Van. http://t.co/rrd2tHla13 pic.twitter.com/nS2lt1gxf0
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) May 11, 2015
Another death was reported in Eastland County, Texas, from Sunday’s storms.
Just some of the tornado damage in #Van #Texas @CNN pic.twitter.com/nCJ6emLzq6
— Judson Jones (@thejudsonjones) May 11, 2015
Dozens injured as tornado devastates small city of Van, Texas http://t.co/iZkbIVavpU pic.twitter.com/MYydKhQsu7
— Mashable (@mashable) May 11, 2015
What are your thoughts on the miracle of the newborn infant who survived a tornado?
[Photo courtesy of KTBS]
