The couple’s two other children were also injured but survived the tornado that devastated the community of Wren. The baby’s mother, Herndon’s wife Elizabeth, suffered a broken arm, a broken leg and a dislocated hip, Edington said. Saturday, a first responder told the family that Riley had been found dead, Edington said. “So about a dozen of us went over there to help look for the baby,” he said.Īround 2:30 a.m.
The family learned Ethan was dead but Riley was still missing, Edington said. “Due to the repeated rounds of heavy rainfall over the weekend and today, bouts of heavy rainfall could lead to instances of flash flooding across the Southeast,” Brink said.Įthan and Elizabeth Herndon were devoted parents to 1-year-old Riley, who was born prematurely and had health issues. There’s also a threat of dangerous flooding throughout the region. #gawx /C4R6ftZMqP- NWS Atlanta March 27, 2023 A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect for areas south of Columbus and Macon. Be alert for potential warnings, especially in the Slight Risk area. The latest SPC Severe Weather Outlook for today has shifted a little south as ongoing thunderstorms push south. “Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and frequent lightning will remain the primary risks throughout the day today but isolated tornadoes could still be possible,” CNN Meteorologist Haley Brink said. Another round of violent weather is battering the Southeast on Monday after a spate of tornado-spawning storms over the weekend killed at least 22 people in the South – including a 1-year-old girl and her father.įrom Houston to South Carolina, more than 20 million people are at risk of severe storms Monday.
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