Those fierce storms ended up killing 44 people yesterday. The word "rare" has been used repeatedly today to describe tornadoes in February:
More than 50 tornados hammered the South overnight, flattening cars and buildings, ripping up trees and leaving at least 44 dead.The temperature is going to hit 75 today in DC and we might get strong thunderstorms. That's rare for February, too.
The rare winter occurrence became one of the deadliest storms in history for the month of February, and the rampage wasn't over.
By early this morning, New Orleans, Alabama and Georgia were all under a tornado warning, as the storm moved menacingly eastward.
The rash of twisters, spawned by violent thunderstorms, tore through seven states, including Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi
AP's YouTube channel has storm chaser video from yesterday:
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