{"id":3592,"date":"2011-04-15T16:15:11","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T22:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2011-04-16T07:35:50","modified_gmt":"2011-04-16T13:35:50","slug":"severe-weather-tears-across-the-south-nine-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/national-weather\/severe-weather-tears-across-the-south-nine-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe weather tears across the south, nine killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The town of Tushka, Oklahoma saw extensive damage Thursday night when a tornado struck claiming at least two lives. (Twitpic \/ snickeraddict15 - http:\/\/twitpic.com\/4l42do)\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/_qM6V6-HRzM0\/Tai8kwAR7RI\/AAAAAAAAEes\/36fHUOgoucc\/s288\/2011-04-15_080555.jpg\" alt=\"The town of Tushka, Oklahoma saw extensive damage Thursday night when a tornado struck claiming at least two lives. (Twitpic \/ snickeraddict15 - http:\/\/twitpic.com\/4l42do)\" width=\"288\" height=\"215\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The town of Tushka, Oklahoma saw extensive damage Thursday night when a tornado struck claiming at least two lives. (Twitpic \/ snickeraddict15 - http:\/\/twitpic.com\/4l42do)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two days of severe weather have spawned more than two dozen tornadoes, dropped softball size hail and unleashed damaging winds.\u00a0 The storms which have affected five states turned deadly and claimed the lives of nine people.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Update &#8211; The death toll from the severe weather outbreak is now at 16. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/natural-disasters-in-national\/death-toll-two-day-seven-state-severe-weather-outbreak-climbs\">Get the latest from the Natural Disasters Examiner<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yesterday a massive line of storms stretching from northern Kansas down to southern Oklahoma struck.\u00a0 The town of Tushka, Oklahoma took a direct strike from the storm destroying many homes and as many as five school buildings.\u00a0 Two elderly women were killed.<\/p>\n<p>Early this morning the same storm system moved to the east bringing powerful winds to 80mph.\u00a0 Seven people were killed including a six-year-old boy and an 18-month-old girl. \u00a0The boy&#8217;s life was claimed when a tree six feet in diameter fell on the family home.<\/p>\n<p>Today the severe weather has continued as the storms continue their terrifying rampage.\u00a0 More than 40 tornadoes have been reported, most in Mississippi and Alabama, and as of this writing they continue their movement east.<\/p>\n<p>Extensive damage has been seen in both states. \u00a0In Talladega, Alabama, NASCAR officials were warning fans to be ready to evacuate as the racetrack is under a tornado watch until 9:00pm. \u00a0With tens of thousands of fans on site, officials prepared evacuation routes should the need arise.<\/p>\n<p>Below is video from storm chasers as one tornado crosses a highway in Jackson, Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/jrkzBpeybkc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/jrkzBpeybkc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two days of severe weather have spawned more than two dozen tornadoes, dropped softball size hail and unleashed damaging winds.\u00a0 The storms which have affected five states turned deadly and claimed the lives of nine people. Update &#8211; The death toll from the severe weather outbreak is now at 16. 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