A toddler has been killed and his mother was injured when a tornado struck suburban Detroit without warning.
LIVONIA, Mich. — A toddler was killed and his mother was injured when a tornado struck suburban Detroit without warning, while five people were injured when a tornado in Maryland collapsed structures and trapped people inside. on Wednesday afternoon and developed so quickly that there was no advance notice from the National Weather Service or others that would have normally led to the activation of warning sirens.
The toddler was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The mother was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. “This is a terrible tragedy for our community,” Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan said in the statement. “Our hearts are broken, too, and we send our deepest sympathies.”The weather service in Detroit confirmed on the social platform X that an EF1 tornado with a peak wind speed of 95 mph moved through Livonia. The agency said the twister traveled a path spanning over 5 miles , uprooting trees and damaging some homes.
In Maryland, emergency workers responded to reports that people were trapped inside structures that collapsed after a tornado hit Wednesday night. In Gaithersburg, there were reports of three collapsed structures with people trapped inside, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said. The most significant damage occurred when a large tree fell on a house, injuring five people who were taken to hospitals, including one with traumatic injuries, he said.
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