Tornadoes and violent storms have struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off of homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air.

Jones said his niece, who called him regularly, had vanished when he learned about a death investigation on Tuesday at a luxury home in Kendall. I said, ‘I sure hope that ain’t my niece.’”A crime scene investigations' van is parked in front of a home where two people were found dead on Tuesday in Kendall. “She is always going and is always partying and I keep trying to tell her to stop partying,” Jones said. Death investigation continues at mansion in KendallThe two-story home that turned into a crime scene this week is a problematic short-term rental property. Detectives have been asking anyone for information in the case to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.