00:00 Alright, so earlier today the town of Greenfield was struck by a devastating tornado.
00:15 Local county and state emergency responders quickly initiated search and rescue operations
00:20 once the tornado passed through the area.
00:23 The team at the Adair County Memorial Hospital worked swiftly to assist the injured while
00:27 also assuring safety of their facility as it also sustained tornado damage.
00:32 Due to the hospital damage, patients were needed to be transported for their injuries
00:36 to nearby area hospitals.
00:38 Sadly we can confirm that there have been fatalities with this tornado.
00:43 Also injuries have been sustained by residents here in the Greenfield area.
00:48 We are still working to assess and update the information as it becomes available.
00:52 A mandatory curfew has been put in effect for this evening from 10pm tonight until 7am
00:59 tomorrow.
01:00 We do anticipate that curfew lasting for some time.
01:04 For more information visit www.fema.gov
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