SPC. Scott Dawson tries to remove the licence plate of his car which was destroyed in a tornado in Fayetteville, N.C., James Robison/Associated PRess)Thunderstorms battered part of the thorax of the nation Tuesday, toppling trees on houses in Arkansas and blowing car tracks in Illinois.
But contrary to the tornadoes, and straight-line winds that killed at least 46 people in six States less than a week ago, there was any immediate injury report as the last combat storm crushed portions of the South and the Midwest.
Officials Wednesday morning were investigating 32 separate reports of tornadoes across a number of American States.
In the Pulaski County of central Arkansas, where a tornado killed a mother and her son last week in Little Rock, emergency officials said that the storms had not made any victims by late Tuesday night.
"We were yet to recover from the storms of the last week, therefore if it is the fact that, then, Yes, it is quite a relief," said Lieutenant Carl Minden, a spokesman for the Office of the Sheriff of Pulaski County.
In Missouri, the Pike County Sheriff's Department said three tornadoes were spotted in a delay of 45 minutes. Some houses and bars have been damaged. Tornadoes were also reported near St. Louis, and Lambert Airport the city has been closed for some time.
Northeast of St. Louis in the County of Macoupin Illinois, Director of the management of emergency Jim Pitchford said two houses were destroyed and 15 damaged.
"It is quite clear to us, it was a tornado - at least one, possibly two,"Said Pitchford.""
Also in Illinois, the National Weather Service reported that strong winds managed to blow some cars off the coast of the railway in Taylorsville.
In Garland County, Ark., violent winds sent a tree crush on a busy House, but the family escaped unhurt, after a 911 call, said Joy Sanders, County Emergency Management Director.
In Oklahoma, storms seemed to save the city of Tushka, where a large tornado last week killed two people, at least 43 wounded and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes and businesses.
"All we have in our region were a few sprinkles," said emergency management director Roger McIninich. "We dragged type of past it.".
Thousands of Illinois Oklahoma people were left without power after storms.
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