2008 Could Set Records for Tornado Deaths

Parkersburg, Iowa, is mourning its dead and cleaning up the colossal mess left by a powerful tornado that tore through the town on Sunday night. The tornado killed four people in Parkersburg and two in nearby New Hartford that night; another victim died Monday from tornado-related injuries, according to local media. The victims are among at least 110 people killed in the United States by tornadoes this year, putting 2008 on track to be one of the deadliest years in recent history. The average for recent years is 62 tornado fatalities for an entire year. This year's death toll is already the highest since 1998, with seven months left in the year. Among the victims: a mother who died huddled over her 4-year-old son, protecting him from a tornado in Picher, Oklahoma, the night before Mother's Day; a teenage girl killed when a tree fell on her home in Siloam, Arkansas, as she slept on May 2; and a 2-year-old in Hugo, Minnesota who died Sunday after a tornado hit his home.

This article is important because many tornadoes have been happening this year and by them there have been many deaths. Maybe some people have families there that might be worried about their them that they should notice them that they should be more careful and prepared for the tornadoes. The states hit with the tornadoes should move state or just be prepared so that they an be safe from the tornadoes.

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