At least three people are dead in North Dakota after a round of severe weather that included multiple tornado reports, as forecasters warn the storm system is making its way eastward across parts of the Midwest and Northeast.
The three people were killed on June 20 in rural Enderlin, North Dakota, in the southeastern part of the state, according the Cass County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to reports of tornado damage at a home there at about 11:40 p.m., Sheriff Jesse Jahner said.
They found a home with its roof blown off and residents who were "shaken up," he said. The fire department told the deputies that storm chasers had located two victims in the area where another home had been destroyed. A third person was found dead at another location, the sheriff's office said. There were no other reports of injuries, Jahner said.
"Their homes aren't there anymore. I mean, it's totally destroyed," Jahner told USA TODAY.
The severe storms swept through parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota on June 20, with high winds, hail and multiple reported tornadoes. The National Weather Service in Bismarck, North Dakota, said a wind gust of 101 mph was recorded at the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network station northwest of Linton.
