Friday, February 25, 2011

Thursday's Severe Weather in the South

Over 210 severe weather reports came in with the storm that passed to our south Thursday afternoon making this our first severe weather outbreak of 2011.  Almost all were wind damage reports, with 10 tornado and 4 hail reports.

Heavy rain, damaging winds and tornadoes were common stretching from Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.  Sadly, flash flooding across parts of Kentucky swept away four children; three of them were found early this morning and the fourth is still missing.  An Amish family's horse and buggy were overturned as the family was trying to cross a flooded stream.  The mother and two of her six children were able to escape, but the other four were swept away.  You can read the full story here.

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