Weekend Tornadoes Kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, Toss Trees and Train Cars

Twin girls killed in upstate NY storm after tree crushes home, as neighbors recall devastated mother crying for help

Two young twin girls in Upstate New York were killed when winds from a severe storm knocked a tree over into their home -- as neighbors heard horrifying screams their mother let out while they were lost in the debris.

'The Lord saved us': Valley City couple survives tornado

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — South of Valley City, a retired couple is counting their blessings after surviving a direct hit from a tornado that reduced their home to rubble. Along County Road 21 lies what’s left of the home of retired veterans Judy and Greg Bennefeld. The tornado destroyed their garage, barns, living room and trees, but what couldn’t be taken by the storm was their will — and their lives. “It was right on top of us. We had no sound. It…

Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two tornadoes that killed six people in North Dakota and New York each had wind speeds topping 100 mph and caused brief but widespread damage as they tore through largely rural areas, officials said. Three people, all in their 70s and 80s, died in rural Enderlin, North Dakota, during a storm that struck late Friday and early Saturday, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. Three others, including twin 6-year-old sisters, di…

Tornado kills 3 in upstate NY, including twin 6-year-old girls

NEW YORK — Three people, including two 6-year-old girls, were killed when a tornado ripped through a small town in upstate New York, authorities said Sunday.

Twin girls & woman killed in own bed among 6 dead after storms swept across US

LITTLE twin sisters and an unsuspecting woman sleeping in her bed are among the growing list of victims killed by storms raging across the country. At least six people have been found dead in the piles of rubble left by deadly tornadoes as even more weather nightmares brew on the horizon. FacebookLittle girls Emily and Kenni Bisson, both six, were killed after a tree fell on their home[/caption] APThe roof on their New York house collapsed after…

Tornado blamed for deaths of children, adult in central NY

Shelly Johnson, 50, and 6-year-old twins Emily and Kenni Bisson died early Sunday when an F1 tornado hit Clark Mills, according to the National Weather Service.