At least one person was killed when a tornado struck Delaware on Saturday evening, officials said Large storm system That already produced several deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and South on Friday.
Sussex County officials said a suspected tornado toppled a structure near the Delaware town of Greenwood, resulting in one weather-related fatality. Sussex County posted cell phone video of a funnel cloud around 6 p.m. local time.
Greenwood is about 25 miles south of Dover.
Bethany DeBasi, a town manager in nearby Bridgeville, Delaware, told CBS News in an email that there have been multiple reports of vehicle crashes and entrapments, downed power lines and gas leaks. DeBussy could not confirm whether there were any injuries.
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The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch Saturday evening for parts of New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, including New York City.
Meanwhile, in the Midwest and South, at least 22 deaths were attributed to the same storm system, which spawned multiple tornadoes. Seven states have reported deaths, according to the latest numbers compiled by CBS News on Saturday, including Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio and Mississippi.
During a heavy metal concert on Friday night, A The roof of the theater collapsed A tornado in Belvidere, Illinois, killed a 50-year-old man and injured about 40 others.
Earlier Friday, President Biden visited the damage from a tornado last week that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi.
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