<p>Florida Democrats have once again taken to social media to voice their complaints about Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) — and their beef with him on this particular occasion appears to be &#8230; his inability to control the weather.</p>
<p>After severe storms — and even some tornado activity — rocked the Sunshine State, DeSantis declared a State of Emergency. Florida Democrats responded with a post on X that seemed to blame the Republican governor for failing to stop the storms, suggesting that he was a hypocrite for supporting environmental protection.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ron: &#8216;We must protect our environment and the great outdoors,'&#8221; they quoted him as saying, adding a still photo of some of the storm damages. &#8220;Florida right now: #StateoftheState.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ron: ‘We must protect our environment and the great outdoors’</p>
<p>Florida right now: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StateoftheState?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StateoftheState</a> <a href="https://t.co/q3bKHj92GQ">pic.twitter.com/q3bKHj92GQ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Florida Democrats (@FlaDems) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlaDems/status/1744767460589309970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>DeSantis&#8217; rapid response director Christina Pushaw responded, &#8220;You want to turn Florida into California, where entire towns burned to the ground due to uncontrolled wildfires. Was that Gavin Newsom&#8217;s fault or is it only Republican politicians who can control the weather?&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">You want to turn Florida into California, where entire towns burned to the ground due to uncontrolled wildfires. Was that Gavin Newsom&#39;s fault or is it only Republican politicians who can control the weather?</p>
<p>&mdash; Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1744799060333109515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Democrats think &#8216;protect our environment&#8217; means &#8216;pay us more taxes and we will stop tornadoes from happening. pinky promise!'&#8221; she added.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Democrats think &quot;protect our environment&quot; means &quot;pay us more taxes and we will stop tornadoes from happening. pinky promise!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/fPCDTM6CkN">https://t.co/fPCDTM6CkN</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1744798533448872435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Chaya Raichik <a href="https://twitter.com/ChayaRaichik10/status/1744809782857637969" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;I didn’t realize the Governor controls the weather and can stop storms.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I’m confused, should Ron DeSantis tell mother nature to stop naturing? Or?&#8221; Brendon Leslie asked.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m confused, should Ron DeSantis tell mother nature to stop naturing? Or?</p>
<p>&mdash; Brendon Leslie (@BrendonLeslie) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrendonLeslie/status/1744805163976597632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Florida Democrats are right. The environment is a jerk. It&#8217;s time to make the Earth pay,&#8221; Donny Ferguson joked.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Florida Democrats are right.  The environment is a jerk. </p>
<p>It&#39;s time to make the Earth pay. <a href="https://t.co/zt2vSXP3yp">https://t.co/zt2vSXP3yp</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Donny Ferguson (donnyferguson.substack.com) (@DonnyFerguson) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonnyFerguson/status/1744955410321117228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Next time there’s a big hurricane or tornado I’ll remind the governor to get out the giant fan so we can blow it back out to sea,&#8221; Courtney Knill suggested.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">next time there’s a big hurricane or tornado I’ll remind the governor to get out the giant fan so we can blow it back out to sea ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/vEFlgcvccP">https://t.co/vEFlgcvccP</a> <a href="https://t.co/MJ69Zd9Dw4">pic.twitter.com/MJ69Zd9Dw4</a></p>
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<p>DeSantis Press Secretary Jeremy Redfern pushed back as well, saying, &#8220;Florida Democrats are not okay. They’ll turn any tragedy into a political talking point. Anyway … Earlier today, @GovRonDeSantis signed an Executive Order to ensure there are no unmet needs as severe weather continues to move across Florida. Stay safe out there, everyone.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Florida Democrats are not okay.</p>
<p>They’ll turn any tragedy into a political talking point.</p>
<p>Anyway…</p>
<p>Earlier today, <a href="https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovRonDeSantis</a> signed an Executive Order to ensure there are no unmet needs as severe weather continues to move across Florida.</p>
<p>Stay safe out there, everyone. <a href="https://t.co/DUqcnoBRbV">https://t.co/DUqcnoBRbV</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyRedfernFL/status/1744800668416631020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>A number of homes in Florida sustained severe damages after a tornado hit popular Spring Break hotspot Panama City Beach.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Drone video shows the damage in Panama City Beach, Florida, after a tornado tore through early Tuesday morning. <a href="https://t.co/owR5bPTaJC">pic.twitter.com/owR5bPTaJC</a></p>
<p>&mdash; AccuWeather (@accuweather) <a href="https://twitter.com/accuweather/status/1744781192740946250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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GOP Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Speaks To The Press After A Fox News Townhall

Florida Democrats Are Mad At Ron DeSantis … For Not Controlling The Weather

Florida Democrats Are Mad At Ron DeSantis ... For Not Controlling The Weather

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A young couple’s infant son was miraculously found alive in a downed tree after their mobile home in Clarksville, Tennessee, was obliterated last weekend when a deadly EF-3 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/massive-tornados-sweep-through-tennessee-hammer-nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tornado swept through the city</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sydney Moore, a 22-year-old mother of a 1-year-old and a 4-month-old, said her youngest child, Lord, was sleeping in a bassinet when the tornado hit on Saturday afternoon, WSMV 4 </span><a href="https://www.wsmv.com/2023/12/12/4-month-old-survives-after-being-sucked-up-by-tornado-that-destroyed-clarksville-familys-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Moore told a WSMV reporter that she saw her mobile home’s roof ripped off by the twister before it sucked up the bassinet with her baby inside it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moore’s boyfriend, the father of her children, rushed to save the 4-month-old child before he too was pulled away by the tornado. The young woman said she saw the tornado spin her boyfriend and baby around before it pulled them out of sight. Meanwhile, the mother hurriedly attempted to protect her other child.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Something in me just told me to run and jump on top of my son,” Moore said. “Literally the moment I jumped on him, the walls collapsed.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After the tornado passed, Moore and her boyfriend searched for Lord in the pouring rain, according to WSMV. The parents soon found their 4-month-old boy alive in a fallen tree with only a cut on his face. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I thought he was dead,” said Moore. “I was pretty sure he was dead and we weren’t going to be able to find him. But he’s here, and that’s by the grace of God.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It looked like a little tree cradle,” the mother added. “He was just laying there.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the young family is grateful that they all survived the storm, footage from WSMV showed that Moore’s mobile home was completely destroyed, along with her vehicle. Moore’s sister Caitlyn started a </span><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-to-rebuild-their-life-after-tornado" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">GoFundMe</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for the family, which has already received $53,000 of its $100,000 goal, as they seek to find a new place to live. For the next month, the family will live in a hotel courtesy of their rental company. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Clarksville tornado was one of <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/tema-releases-flash-report-various-midstate-counties-impacted-by-catastrophic-tornado-outbreak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13 that touched down</a> throughout Middle Tennessee on Saturday, claiming the lives of six people, including two children. The twister that hit Clarksville left a destruction path 11 miles long and 600 yards wide, according to the National Weather Service. Three people, including a child, lost their lives in Clarksville, and hundreds of homes were destroyed. </span></p>


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‘By The Grace Of God’: 4-Month-Old Baby Found Alive In Fallen Tree After Family’s Tennessee Home Wrecked By Tornado

'By The Grace Of God': 4-Month-Old Baby Found Alive In Fallen Tree After Family's Tennessee Home Wrecked By Tornado

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pop superstar </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Taylor Swift</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> donated $1 million to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Relief organization CEO Hal Cato confirmed Swift’s financial contribution to the fund, per <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/11/tennessee-tornadoes-taylor-swift-donates-1-million-to-emergency-fund/71885257007/">The Tennessean</a>. Donations will provide victims with financial assistance, food, temporary housing, debris clean-up, and animal sheltering, plus other needs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Destructive storms devastated the region over the weekend as several </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tornado"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tornadoes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> swept through </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tennessee</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and Kentucky. At least six people died due to the severe weather, including two children.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Besides the confirmed deaths, more than 50 people were injured and buildings were damaged due to the storms. There were also sustained power outages in the area. Local Nashville outlet </span><a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/tema-releases-flash-report-various-midstate-counties-impacted-by-catastrophic-tornado-outbreak"><span style="font-weight: 400;">WZTV</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported that 13 tornadoes touched down in the region.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,” Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said in a statement on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mcgtn/posts/pfbid0zi82EV3iUN9Rh1bHt54PertJ1bko31G1gYVYtzvfiDCYfj4sbfyeupig5352kjUml"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This isn’t the first time Swift provided aid to natural disaster victims in Tennessee. Even though the “Blank Space” singer hails from Pennsylvania, she has a property in Nashville and previously said that the state feels like her home. She donated money in March 2020 following deadly tornados in the region.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Nashville is my home and the fact that so many people have lost their homes and so much more in Middle Tennessee is devastating to me,” Swift wrote in her Instagram Story at the time. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Swift also recently donated to a Michigan food bank, Gleaners, during an Eras Tour stop in Detroit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Taylor Swift’s support of food banks across the country comes at such a critical time for so many emergency food providers — when resources are down, and need is up,” Gleaners rep Kristin Sokul </span><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2023/06/09/taylor-swift-makes-donation-to-gleaners-food-bank-ahead-of-detroit-shows/70307729007/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the Detroit Free Press.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The space in her heart will empower households across Southeast Michigan to live happier, healthier lives and elevate the important issue of food security so others who have the ability to help can be inspired by her example. The entire Gleaners team is so grateful for this incredible gift,” she said.</span></p>


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Taylor Swift Donates $1 Million To Victims Of Deadly Tennessee Tornadoes

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<p>A barbershop owner in Hendersonville, Tennessee says seeing his community&#8217;s response to the devastating tornado that damaged his shop gives him new faith in America.</p>
<p>&#8220;We were scared we lost everything. Until you see your phone and you see that many phone calls, there’s no fear here,” Steven Lightfoot, the owner of Hendersonville Barbers, told The Daily Wire a day after a tornado damaged his business. &#8220;You realize this is a group of people that want to make things right, and in the microcosm, everything you believe America is, or was, is still here.&#8221;</p>
<p>A structure from an adjacent building had flown into the side of his shop, causing glass to shatter and fly into the interior of the building. The barbershop was full of clients when the storm hit, with Lightfoot saying that roughly 12 to 15 employees and clients sought shelter in the business’s basement.</p>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/weather/2023/12/09/tennesee-tornadoes-severe-weather-damage-clarksville-hendersonville/71867042007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tornado struck</a> not only Hendersonville, but also several other cities in middle Tennessee, including Gallatin, Clarksville, and Madison, leaving at least six people dead and over 160,000 residents without power.</p>
<p>Lightfoot says he&#8217;s determined to not only get his own shop ready — &#8220;if we get the generator working tomorrow I’ll cut hair tomorrow,&#8221; he said — but also to make sure everyone else gets back on their feet.</p>
<p>“We’re good, we’ll make it,&#8221; Lightfoot said. &#8220;Everybody else will too, because when we’re done here we’ll help everybody else.”</p>
<p>“In a moment like this you realize exactly what kind of people we are. The success of this area of the country will be a testament to what we are as a people,” he said.  “I don’t got fear or stress, it&#8217;s just going to take time.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">More footage of the destruction in Tennessee, where a deadly tornado struck just north of Nashville.</p>
<p>Reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerLndqst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpencerLndqst</a> toured the hardest hit areas in Hendersonville, where a state of emergency was just declared. <a href="https://t.co/TPSRfv2542">pic.twitter.com/TPSRfv2542</a></p>
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<p>He also recounted the outpouring of support from the community on a video on Instagram, saying that “more people than we could ever use” reached out to help Hendersonville Barbers in the aftermath of the storm.</p>
<p>Volunteers are <a href="https://clarksvillenow.com/local/how-to-help-survivors-of-clarksville-tornado/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gathering</a> in Clarksville at a local church this week to assist in the effort to clean up the area.</p>
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‘No Fear Here’: Tennessee Barber Says Tornado Response Gives Him Faith In America

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<p>At least six people are dead after several tornados swept through <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> on Saturday — and at least one was reported in Kentucky — forcing people to take shelter and leaving a trail of devastation and damages in their wake.</p>
<p>As of Saturday night, two adults and a child <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/12/09/tennessee-tornado-fatalities/">reportedly</a> died in the area of Clarksville, Tennessee, and the Nashville Emergency Operation Center reported three more deaths. Montgomery County officials said more than 20 others were treated at a hospital and they are &#8220;in the search and rescue phase of this disaster&#8221; on Saturday night. FOX 17 News Meteorologist Greg Bobos <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/gallery-daylight-shows-devastation-left-behind-by-tennessee-tornadoes-nashville-madison-gallatin-hendersonville-clarksville-damage-weather">reported</a> at least 15 tornados hit the region.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,&#8221; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mcgtn/posts/pfbid0zi82EV3iUN9Rh1bHt54PertJ1bko31G1gYVYtzvfiDCYfj4sbfyeupig5352kjUml">said</a> Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts. &#8220;The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We mourn the lives lost &amp; ask that everyone continue to follow guidance from local &amp; state officials,&#8221; Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/GovBillLee/status/1733674187800076524">statement</a> on X.</p>
<p>On Sunday morning, officials <a href="https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/state-of-emergency-issued-after-tornado-outbreak-slams-tennessee-severe-weather-emergency-declaration-6-killed-downed-power-lines-power-outages-devastating-damage">said</a> 22 structures in Nashville had collapsed and several others were damaged and unstable.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yesterday was unfortunately another heartbreaking day for Nashville and others in Middle Tennessee,&#8221; <a href="https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/state-of-emergency-issued-after-tornado-outbreak-slams-tennessee-severe-weather-emergency-declaration-6-killed-downed-power-lines-power-outages-devastating-damage">said</a> Nashville Mayor Freddie O&#8217;Connell during an update on Sunday. &#8220;While the days and weeks ahead will be challenging, we will respond.&#8221;</p>
<p>The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for several areas across four states — Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee — shortly before noon on Saturday.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee until 7 PM CST <a href="https://t.co/G3GOmLPEEb">pic.twitter.com/G3GOmLPEEb</a></p>
<p>&mdash; NWS Tornado (@NWStornado) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWStornado/status/1733540750393295191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The tornado warnings started to pour in a short time later, as did reports of damages.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tornado Warning including Paris TN, Dresden TN and  Dyer TN until 12:30 PM CST <a href="https://t.co/qcCWIXXYm9">pic.twitter.com/qcCWIXXYm9</a></p>
<p>&mdash; NWS Tornado (@NWStornado) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWStornado/status/1733543332050272661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;DRESDEN, TN! Take cover immediately. This is a particularly dangerous situation with a large, damaging #tornado heading toward town any minute,&#8221; Reed Timmer posted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">DRESDEN, TN! Take cover immediately. This is a particularly dangerous situation with a large, damaging <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tornado</a> heading toward town any minute <a href="https://t.co/GqE8CX7o15">pic.twitter.com/GqE8CX7o15</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/1733544816741654877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Large potentially catastrophic #tornado over Hendersonville TN right now. Worst case scenario,&#8221; Timmer added a short time later.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Large potentially catastrophic <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tornado</a> over Hendersonville TN right now. Worst case scenario <a href="https://t.co/3L9PtWGuQI">pic.twitter.com/3L9PtWGuQI</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/1733622046968734189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The local FOX affiliate shared video of the large tornado that swept through Nashville, showing explosions as the massive storm reportedly damaged power stations.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WHOA!!! TDOT camera captures a tornado knocking out power stations. This was taken from the I-65 and Vietnam Vets Blvd in Rivergate/Goodlettsville. <a href="https://t.co/xmRsskj6NP">pic.twitter.com/xmRsskj6NP</a></p>
<p>&mdash; FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXNashville/status/1733625459793961319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Others shared video of the Nashville tornado from other angles.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tennessee tornado 2023. Please be safe. </p>
<p>Friend from my wrestling academy captured this insane video in Madison. Please be safe. <a href="https://t.co/2JDWNznfUn">pic.twitter.com/2JDWNznfUn</a></p>
<p>&mdash; BD (@BrandonDavisBD) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonDavisBD/status/1733623315304955953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Another tornado was reported in Clarksville.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Clarksville, Tennessee tornado earlier this afternoon! </p>
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<p>&mdash; Live Storm Chasers (@LiveStormChaser) <a href="https://twitter.com/LiveStormChaser/status/1733598992498381279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Reports of damage began to flow in even as the storms continued to rage all over the state. Homes and businesses took the brunt of the devastation.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Damage reported in Clarksville, TN after tornado— stay with ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/WKRN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WKRN</a>⁩ &amp; ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/DanielleBreezy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanielleBreezy</a>⁩ for the latest!  <a href="https://t.co/nsh4mF4pKb">https://t.co/nsh4mF4pKb</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ginger_Zee/status/1733626622341775438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Nesbitt Lane area has severe damage. Our Personnel along with <a href="https://twitter.com/NashvilleFD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NashvilleFD</a> are on scene. Avoid this area. Remember do not approach downed power lines. <a href="https://t.co/0eaShIa8VJ">pic.twitter.com/0eaShIa8VJ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Nashville EOC/OEM (@NashvilleEOC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NashvilleEOC/status/1733656699288838304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>While the storms raged, people who were not at home had to take shelter where they could — some in the parking garage of a hotel.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tornado warning in Nashville this evening has us in the hotel parking garage for a while… <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RealLife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RealLife</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeSafeEveryone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BeSafeEveryone</a> <a href="https://t.co/fpCIf81yRJ">pic.twitter.com/fpCIf81yRJ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Greg Sankey (@GregSankey) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregSankey/status/1733624463160168484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Fans attending the Creation Nashville convention got a surprise when they gathered to take shelter in a garage: &#8220;Supernatural&#8221; star Jared Padalecki joined them, and then proceeded to host an impromptu Q&amp;A session.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SPNNASH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SPNNASH</a> turned into <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GARAGECON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GARAGECON</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jarpad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jarpad</a> did a Q&amp;A 😂 Tornadoes man 👀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JaredPadalecki?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JaredPadalecki</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeLoveYouJaredPadalecki?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeLoveYouJaredPadalecki</a> <a href="https://t.co/McWmogJ39i">pic.twitter.com/McWmogJ39i</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rose Richards 🤠 #SPNNASH (@TheRoseRichards) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRoseRichards/status/1733628272754176021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Costar Misha Collins also joined the fans, smiling and taking videos as they waited out the storm.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve got friends in low places… We’ve moved <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CreationNASH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CreationNASH</a> into the basement because of a massive <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tornado</a>. Stay safe &amp; take cover, my <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nashville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nashville</a> friends! <a href="https://t.co/PYOzIAOtq6">pic.twitter.com/PYOzIAOtq6</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Misha Collins (@mishacollins) <a href="https://twitter.com/mishacollins/status/1733628419622232326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>More rain and thunderstorms are expected throughout the south and the east coast on Sunday, with some areas getting up to three inches of rain.</p>
<p>Montgomery County officials are asking the public to stay away from impacted areas so they don&#8217;t interfere with first responders and utility crews.</p>
<p><em>This article has been updated with additional information. </em></p>


Edmond tornado of May 2013, Oklahoma. USA

At Least 6 Dead After Massive Tornados Sweep Through Tennessee, Hammer Nashville

Massive Tornados Sweep Through Tennessee, Hammer Nashville

Nashville

<p>A tornado ripped apart a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pfizer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pfizer</a> manufacturing facility in North Carolina Wednesday afternoon, damaging a massive storage of critical medicines used in hospitals throughout the U.S.</p>
<p>The tornado caused significant damage in Nash County — damaging vegetation and homes — in addition to the Pfizer Rocky Mount facility.</p>
<p>Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said, “I’ve got reports of 50,000 pallets of medicine that are strewn across the facility and damaged through the rain and the wind.”</p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
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<p>Pfizer said in a statement, &#8220;We can confirm that the Pfizer Rocky Mount facility was damaged by the tornado.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Pfizer colleagues at the site followed our established safety protocol and were able to evacuate. They are safe and accounted for,&#8221; the company added. &#8220;We are assessing the situation to determine the impact on production. Our thoughts are with our colleagues, our patients, and the community as we rebuild from this weather incident.&#8221;</p>
<p>The company&#8217;s website said that the Rocky Mount facility was &#8220;one of the largest sterile injectable facilities in the world, with more than 1.4 million square feet of manufacturing space on 250 acres in Eastern North Carolina.&#8221;</p>
<p>The facility is responsible for manufacturing nearly a quarter of all sterile injectables that are used in U.S. hospitals.</p>
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<p>&#8220;At this facility, a wide range of products are produced, including anesthesia, analgesia, therapeutics, anti-infectives and neuromuscular blockers,&#8221; the company said. &#8220;These products are available in small volume presentations, such as ampules, vials and syringes, and large volume presentations, such as IV bags and semi-rigid bottles.&#8221;</p>
<p>The facility produces &#8220;more than 400 million units leaving the Rocky Mount site annually help treat patients around the world.&#8221;</p>


Pfizer

Pfizer Manufacturing Plant Leveled By Tornado; 50,000 Pallets Of Medicine Damaged: Report

General

North Carolina

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Four people are dead and dozens injured after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tornado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deadly tornadoes</a> tore through <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida</a> Thursday night. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three of the deaths were in the Texas Panhandle while the other occurred in Florida after a <a href="https://katv.com/news/nation-world/woman-killed-as-tornado-topples-tree-onto-florida-mobile-home-escambia-county-weather-wind-gusts-death-dead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tornado caused</a> a tree to fall on a mobile home in Pensacola, killing the woman inside. Officials </span><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/devastating-tornado-tears-texas-town-3-dead-50/story?id=100103004"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at least three people were dead in Perryton, Texas after a tornado passed through the town of about 8,500 people. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Ochiltree County Sheriff Terry Bouchard, two of the victims, Becky Randall and Cindy Brangrove, were women in their 60s, while the third victim was 11-year-old Matthew Ramirez. Ramirez was discovered in a trailer park while Randall was located in a print shop and Brangrove at a food bank. Ruben Villegas, 64, is still missing in the aftermath of the tornado which reportedly destroyed 200 homes. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ochiltree General Hospital spokeswoman Amie Marrufo said that the hospital had treated 115 people for cuts, lacerations, and minor head injuries, Fox Weather <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/perryton-texas-tornado-damage-survey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We&#8217;ve been very, very thankful for our local counties and hospitals for coming to our aid,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been blessed for a lot of good help. Luckily, this small town comes together when we need to.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Perryton Fire Department posted pictures of the destruction to Facebook, saying that the fire department “took a direct hit.” </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Keep praying for Perryton. We were hit hard! Tornado on ground for at least 1 mile and 1/4 mile wide,” the department posted. “Lives have been lost, and many homes and businesses lost! The Fire Department took a direct hit, our trucks and ambulances are driveable! We have  a lot of work in the days ahead to heal our community!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In response to the destruction, Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-deploys-state-emergency-response-resources-for-northwest-texas-tornadoes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">activated</a> the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to help Perryton and asked for prayers for those impacted by the tornadoes. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The State of Texas is swiftly deploying critical emergency response resources to provide all necessary support and assistance to protect Texans and help those impacted by tornadoes in Perryton,” Abbott said in a statement. “I encourage all Texans to heed the guidance of state and local officials and to take all necessary precautions to protect yourselves and your loved ones. We remain ready to quickly provide any additional resources needed over the course of this severe weather event.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the coming days, more severe weather is expected to impact multiple states including New Jersey, Virginia, Mississippi, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, and Florida. </span></p>


Texas Tornado

4 Dead, Dozens Injured After Deadly Tornados Tear Through Texas, Florida

Greg Abbott

Texas

<p style="font-weight: 400;">A massive supercell tornado accompanied by hail as big as tennis balls <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11993029/Terrifying-moment-monster-tornado-rips-tiny-Oklahoma-town-75mph-winds.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tore</a> through Kansas and Oklahoma, killing at least two people and catapulting debris almost four miles up into the sky.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Up to 20,000 customers lost power and two people died in Cole, Oklahoma, as a result of the huge twister. Entire homes were leveled while trees were reduced to tree stumps. According to Ryan Barnes, a National Weather Service meteorologist, the tornado striking Cole lasted for almost half an hour.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">MASSIVE tornado producing supercell near Slaughterville, Oklahoma. </p>
<p>This doesn’t even seem real. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/okwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#okwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/VortexChasing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VortexChasing</a> <a href="https://t.co/hS3mLg32Bl">pic.twitter.com/hS3mLg32Bl</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Zachary Hall (@WxZachary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WxZachary/status/1648859451212832770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Extreme Meteorologist <a href="https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ReedTimmerAccu</a> captured intense video of a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tornado</a> moving through Cole, Oklahoma. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OKwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OKwx</a> </p>
<p>Timmer reported at least four homes were damaged. <a href="https://t.co/AskARxxrkj">https://t.co/AskARxxrkj</a> <a href="https://t.co/6yIdunHC8n">pic.twitter.com/6yIdunHC8n</a></p>
<p>&mdash; AccuWeather (@accuweather) <a href="https://twitter.com/accuweather/status/1648876748682014721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">AccuWeather&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/BillWadell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillWadell</a> recorded as a 3-inch hail hit his windshield and nearly burst into the truck in Blanchard, OK. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OKwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OKwx</a> <a href="https://t.co/LfXEzAAyQ9">pic.twitter.com/LfXEzAAyQ9</a></p>
<p>&mdash; AccuWeather (@accuweather) <a href="https://twitter.com/accuweather/status/1648857220828807168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Extreme meteorologist <a href="https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ReedTimmerAccu</a> reports as a severe-warned supercell produces baseball-sized hail in Oklahoma. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OKwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OKwx</a> <a href="https://t.co/tZgHq06FAw">pic.twitter.com/tZgHq06FAw</a></p>
<p>&mdash; AccuWeather (@accuweather) <a href="https://twitter.com/accuweather/status/1648849342231445504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">FIRST LIGHT:<br />Cole Oklahoma Damage from the strong <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tornado</a> that impacted yesterday afternoon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/okwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#okwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wxtwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wxtwitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SevereStudios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SevereStudios</a> <a href="https://t.co/Yzri7H6pgC">pic.twitter.com/Yzri7H6pgC</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jordan Hall (@JordanHallWX) <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanHallWX/status/1649033849332957190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Looked like a bomb went off,” one local resident told CBS News.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of the two deaths attributed to the tornado, Scott Gibbons of the McClain County Sheriff’s Department said, “It is reasonable to expect possibly more, based on the damage that we’ve seen thus far.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">He <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/tornado-deaths-cole-oklahoma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> a man and woman had been killed, with the man found dead and the woman found injured but later died on her way to a medical facility for treatment. Gibbons told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/weather/oklahoma-tornado-central-us-storms/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> that first responders had been apprised that people had been trapped in shelters, and teams were searching across a 10-mile wide path.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Supercell tornadoes, which occur more frequently in the central U.S., contain a “deep and persistent rotating updraft called a mesocyclone,” the National Weather Service <a href="https://www.weather.gov/ama/supercell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explains.</a> Mesocyclones usually range from two to six miles in diameter. Supercell tornadoes move quickly and require directional wind shear between the earth and 20,000 feet up.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">KOCO News 5 <a href="https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-tornadoes-cole-shawnee-damage-sky-5/43654350" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> nine tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma Wednesday night.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Another tornado touched down 60 miles east of Cole in Shawnee; striking Oklahoma Baptist University, where it even shredded the walls of buildings on campus. “My immediate reaction was like, holy crap,” one apparent student said. “There was a huge tree that was overturned. There was glass that was like stained glass, beautiful, shattered.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“It looked like a bomb went off”: A tornado that tore through Cole, Oklahoma, a small town of roughly 600 people, is blamed for killing at least two people and decimating houses.</p>
<p>It is the latest deadly outbreak in the 2023 tornado season. <a href="https://t.co/5c0d82NKLh">pic.twitter.com/5c0d82NKLh</a></p>
<p>&mdash; CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSMornings/status/1649042473040134144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Storm Prediction Center warned that areas ranging from Texas to southern Illinois as well as Little Rock, Arkansas, and Shreveport, Louisiana, faced a Level 2 out of 5 “slight risk” of severe weather.</p>


Supercell tornado

VIDEO: ‘Like A Bomb Went Off’: Massive Tornado Batters Oklahoma With Baseball-Sized Hail

Massive Tornado Batters Oklahoma With Baseball-Sized Hail 

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Oklahoma

<p><a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/whoopi-goldberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whoopi Goldberg</a> mocked conservatives during Thursday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;The View,&#8221; claiming that she hadn&#8217;t heard as many people denying climate change since their houses had been &#8220;blown down &#8230; for the fourth or the fifth time.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-claims-first-amendment-doesnt-allow-people-to-lie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Goldberg</a> joined her co-hosts on the ABC midday talk show in a preemptive post-mortem of the Republican Party in the wake of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-conspiracy-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indictment</a> on Tuesday — beginning with co-host Joy Behar&#8217;s claim that the party would never win another election.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joy Behar declares &quot;this is the end of the Republican Party&quot; and they&#39;re NEVER &quot;going to win elections anymore in this country.&quot;<br />She claims the GOP is going back to 1897.<br />She blames the GOP for school shootings and tornados. <a href="https://t.co/8GdraU2y4K">pic.twitter.com/8GdraU2y4K</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1643995120109486081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Behar went on to claim that people would refuse to vote Republican because they didn&#8217;t want to see more school shootings or tornadoes, appearing to suggest that voting Democrat would somehow prevent those things from happening.</p>
<p>Co-host Sunny Hostin argued that Republicans were &#8220;the party of dinosaurs,&#8221; claiming that they couldn&#8217;t win without &#8220;cheating&#8221; because they had no real platform and relied instead on &#8220;grievance politics.&#8221; She also claimed that Republicans were using unfair districting maps (gerrymandering) in order to retain power — despite the fact that the most egregious example of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adam-kinzinger-suggests-he-risked-his-seat-to-save-democracy-democrat-gerrymandering-erased-his-district" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gerrymandering</a> is Illinois, where the district maps were drawn by Democrats to their clear advantage.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whoopi laughs about GOP voters changing their minds on climate change because their homes got destroyed.<br />&quot;You haven&#39;t heard them&#8230; Now, they are like &#39;Yeah, I think My house just got blown down for the fourth or fifth time.&#39;&quot;<br />Even faux-conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin laughed <a href="https://t.co/dzFTI8df5u">pic.twitter.com/dzFTI8df5u</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1643997782519185408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>That was when Goldberg chimed in, saying with a laugh that at least it had been a while since she had heard many Republicans vocally decrying the reality of climate change.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve noticed in the last, I don&#8217;t know, seven months, there hasn&#8217;t been much denying of climate change going on,&#8221; she smirked. &#8220;You haven&#8217;t heard them — it used to be, &#8216;I don&#8217;t believe it, it&#8217;s never happened, it&#8217;s never happened —&#8217; and now they are like, &#8216;Yeah, I think my house just got blown down &#8230; for the fourth or fifth time.'&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Because another &#8230; you know, there&#8217;s been so much evidence saying something is wrong,&#8221; she concluded.</p>
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<p>Tornadoes have killed dozens of Americans in the last couple of weeks alone, with more than 20 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-23-dead-after-tornado-rips-through-mississippi">losing their lives</a> in Mississippi in late March and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-7-dead-in-tennessee-tornado-after-severe-storms-rip-through-south-midwest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another seven</a> in Tennessee just a week later.</p>


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Whoopi Mocks Conservatives Who Lost Everything In Tornadoes: ‘There Hasn’t Been Much Denying Of Climate Change’

Whoopi Mocks Conservatives Who Lost Everything In Tornadoes: 'There Hasn't Been Much Denying Of Climate Change'

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Whoopi Goldberg

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dozens of deadly tornadoes and powerful storms ravaged the Midwest and South late Friday and into the wee hours of Saturday, including one that collapsed the roof of an Illinois concert hall where hundreds were gathered for a performance.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">At least five people were killed and dozens injured in the violent weather, which tore through several states just a week after 26 people were killed in the South by tornadoes and storms. Nearly two dozen tornadoes were reported late Friday and early Saturday in Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Mississippi.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Near Ollie, IA today. Will publish video a bit later. Saw a few different tornadoes including 2 at the same time. <a href="https://t.co/4S5ai5luAh">pic.twitter.com/4S5ai5luAh</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Darin Brunin (@Tornaduhs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tornaduhs/status/1641925137200021504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">In Belvidere, Illinois, more than 200 people were gathered inside the Apollo Theatre Friday night for a performance by bands Revocation, Morbid Angel, and Skeletal Remains. The concert had been underway for a half hour when the building’s roof collapsed, leaving one person dead and 28 injured, according to the city’s fire chief. The collapse was apparently caused by powerful winds and hail, according to the National Weather Service.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: An Extremely dangerous and life threatening tornado outbreak will likely take place today⁰⁰📌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Unitedstates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Unitedstates</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USA</a>⁰⁰The Storm Prediction Center has issued a historic Rare double High Risk for Numbers Long track and extremely violent dangerous tornados that covers… <a href="https://t.co/8eMqZ9AJlz">pic.twitter.com/8eMqZ9AJlz</a></p>
<p>&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href="https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1641882901347291145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We ask anyone who is still traveling to the venue to please seek shelter and stay safe,&#8221; Morbid Angel said in a statement posted on social media. &#8220;We are currently sheltering in place, and want to extend our support and hope that everyone at the show tonight is safe. Right now our focus is on making sure everyone in the venue tonight is ok and gets home.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Three people were reported killed in Arkansas, including two in Wynne and one in North Little Rock. Another two were killed in Indiana late Friday by a powerful storm that wrecked homes and a volunteer fire department near Sullivan.</p>
<div id="attachment_520427" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-520427" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-520427 size-large" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1250185431-864x576.jpg" alt="ROLLING FORK, USA - MARCH 31: Residents are cleaning up after the devastating tornadoes while US President Joe Biden along with First Lady Jill Biden visits in Rolling Fork, MS, United States on March 31, 2023." width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1250185431-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1250185431-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1250185431-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1250185431-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1250185431-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1250185431-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1250185431-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /><p id="caption-attachment-520427" class="wp-caption-text">(Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)</p></div>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">At least a dozen tornadoes were reported in Arkansas alone, where the small city of Wynne was “basically cut in half by damage from east to west,” Mayor Jennifer Hobbs told CNN Friday evening. Homes in the town of 8,000 were leveled, and debris was strewn on fields and streets.</p>
<p><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a class="c-link" href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://onelink.to/dwapp" data-sk="tooltip_parent">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP</a></b></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;" data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_39A6209F-7424-2E98-B28A-3B2F22360393@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">Just one week ago, a spate of deadly storms ripped through Arkansas and Mississippi killing more than two dozen people. The town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, was devastated by the storms, which packed 170-mph winds.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">More tornadoes were expected Saturday in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, according to the <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Storm Prediction Center</a>.</p>


Aftermath of tornado in Rolling Fork, US

Deadly Tornadoes, Storms Ravage Midwest; Concert Hall’s Roof Collapses During Show

Deadly Tornadoes, Storms Ravage Midwest; Concert Hall's Roof Collapses During Show

<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arkansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arkansas</a>&#8216; capital city is reeling after a massive tornado blew through on Friday afternoon, sending dozens to the hospital and causing extensive damage.</p>
<p>Witnesses posted video of the funnel from several angles as it <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/weather/severe-storms-south-central-us-friday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed through</a> the area, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Insane video of massive Tornado on the Ground in Little Rock taken from the 7th floor of Little Rock Baptist hospital.. Video by Kristal Benton from Medical Towers 1  <a href="https://t.co/710L3RQj9k">pic.twitter.com/710L3RQj9k</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Matt Couch (@RealMattCouch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealMattCouch/status/1641901497209217028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">wife took this from baptist hospital in LR <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tornado</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/littlerock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#littlerock</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Arkansas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Arkansas</a> <a href="https://t.co/VqskSxjxGE">pic.twitter.com/VqskSxjxGE</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jesse Forrester (@Jwforr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jwforr/status/1641889682714656768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the tornado as it moved through Little Rock this afternoon &#8211; our field meteorologist <a href="https://twitter.com/AlaStormTracker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlaStormTracker</a> saw debris lofted, he is joining us now on WeatherNation to discuss the storm and damage <a href="https://t.co/O4hraIjFmi">pic.twitter.com/O4hraIjFmi</a></p>
<p>&mdash; WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1641895353019518988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Videos show a powerful tornado moving through Little Rock, Arkansas. A significant tornado outbreak is underway in the South and Midwest, as millions are under a severe weather threat. There are a &quot;significant&quot; number of injuries, authorities say. <a href="https://t.co/rgm2GnFeUB">https://t.co/rgm2GnFeUB</a> <a href="https://t.co/12zwTm9Nmt">pic.twitter.com/12zwTm9Nmt</a></p>
<p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1641960142039134209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced in a tweet that he had been in contact with Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, asking for the state to provide any assistance the people impacted might need.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;I have been in contact with Gov. </span><span class="r-18u37iz">@SarahHuckabee </span>Sanders to request National Guard assistance with our response to the tornado emergency,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Again, please stay away from the affected areas to allow emergency responders access.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sanders&#8217; response was quick: &#8220;Here at the Capitol I just signed an executive order declaring that a State of Emergency exists in the State of Arkansas due to today’s severe weather. We will spare no resource to assist with response and recovery efforts for Arkansans impacted.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here at the Capitol I just signed an executive order declaring that a State of Emergency exists in the State of Arkansas due to today’s severe weather. We will spare no resource to assist with response and recovery efforts for Arkansans impacted. <a href="https://t.co/FsY47vOusn">pic.twitter.com/FsY47vOusn</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahHuckabee/status/1641920722921566208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I’ve activated the Arkansas National Guard. They will be assisting Arkansas State Police and local law enforcement around the state,&#8221; she added.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve activated the Arkansas National Guard. They will be assisting Arkansas State Police and local law enforcement around the state.</p>
<p>&mdash; Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahHuckabee/status/1641930133970857984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Reports of casualties began pouring in almost immediately as people began to make their way into hospitals for treatment. Mayor Scott issued a statement saying that he already knew of two dozen who had been injured.</p>
<p>&#8220;<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">At this time, we know of 24 people who have been hospitalized at Little Rock hospitals and we are not aware of any fatalities in Little Rock at this time. Property damage is extensive and we are still responding. </span><span class="r-18u37iz">#LRwx</span> <span class="r-18u37iz">#ARwx,&#8221; he said.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">At this time, we know of 24 people who have been hospitalized at Little Rock hospitals and we are not aware of any fatalities in Little Rock at this time.  Property damage is extensive and we are still responding. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LRwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LRwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARwx</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Frank Scott, Jr. (@FrankScottJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/FrankScottJr/status/1641943093187362818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Cara Wade, a spokeswoman for Baptist Health medical centers in Little Rock and North Little Rock, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/us/midwest-storms-flood-weather.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed to The New York Times</a> that they were already treating 21 patients who had been injured during the tornado — and several of them were critical.</p>
<p>The damages reported so far have been extensive — roofs were ripped from homes and businesses, churches and schools sustained heavy damages, vehicles were flipped, and trees and street signs were bent or felled altogether.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Baptist church on Donavan Briley Blvd south of camp Robinson in NLR sustained heavy  damage <a href="https://t.co/D8keT9OeqL">pic.twitter.com/D8keT9OeqL</a></p>
<p>&mdash; James Bryant (@KATVJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KATVJames/status/1641941583619670017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wynne high school sustained HEAVY damage <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/arwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#arwx</a> <a href="https://t.co/JjQ9zCRCED">pic.twitter.com/JjQ9zCRCED</a></p>
<p>&mdash; James Bryant (@KATVJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KATVJames/status/1641942024411574272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Calais Forest Apartments in west Little Rock from David Cole… <a href="https://t.co/2FmWXEBmVO">pic.twitter.com/2FmWXEBmVO</a></p>
<p>&mdash; James Bryant (@KATVJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KATVJames/status/1641944076424552449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stop sign is twisted but still standing in Burns Park in NLR <a href="https://t.co/N0F3qrYe2g">pic.twitter.com/N0F3qrYe2g</a></p>
<p>&mdash; James Bryant (@KATVJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KATVJames/status/1641955598689357826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>According to the NYT report, by Friday evening, some 90,000 people in Arkansas were still without power.</p>


Tornado over Little Rock, AR.

VIDEO: Dozens Hospitalized After Massive Tornado Rips Through Little Rock

Arkansas

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

<p>President Joe Biden approved federal aid in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/03/26/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-mississippi-disaster-declaration-3/">major disaster declaration</a> after a powerful storm with straight-line winds and deadly tornadoes ripped through parts of Mississippi and Alabama over the weekend, killing at least 26 people and injuring many more.</p>
<p>According to reports, an EF-4 tornado with wind gusts up to 170 mph leveled most of the Rolling Fork community, a town of about 2,000 near Mississippi&#8217;s western border. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tornadoes reaching EF-4 or EF-5 levels are considered violent and extremely rare.</p>
<p>White House officials said the aid would go toward temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. Biden administration officials approved the aid for the Mississippi counties of Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, and Sharkey to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations.</p>
<p>&#8220;Jill and I are praying for those who have lost loved ones in the devastating tornadoes in Mississippi and for those whose loved ones are missing,&#8221; Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/25/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-devastating-tornado-deaths-in-mississippi/">said</a>. &#8220;The images from across Mississippi are heartbreaking. While we are still assessing the full extent of the damage, we know that many of our fellow Americans are not only grieving for family and friends, they&#8217;ve lost their homes and businesses.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency in the affected areas. Reeves asked for prayer in a tweet posted Saturday morning after the death toll surpassed more than 20 from the violent tornados.</p>
<p>&#8220;The loss will be felt in these towns forever,&#8221; Reeves said. &#8220;Please pray for God&#8217;s hand to be over all who lost family and friends.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">At least twenty three Mississippians were killed by last night’s violent tornados. We know that many more are injured. Search and rescue teams are still active. </p>
<p>The loss will be felt in these towns forever. Please pray for God’s hand to be over all who lost family and friends.</p>
<p>&mdash; Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) <a href="https://twitter.com/tatereeves/status/1639594749442048002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/26/weather/us-severe-storms-sunday/index.html">CNN</a>, &#8220;the city is gone.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rolling Fork Vice Mayor LaDonna Sias told the outlet that she heard residents screaming as they took shelter in closets and bathrooms as the storm swept through the town and destroyed her property.</p>
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<p>&#8220;It seemed like forever until that noise stopped,&#8221; Sias said. &#8220;It was just totally devastating. Even though we lost everything, this stuff can be replaced. Material things can be replaced, but to lose a loved one – it was just heart-wrenching.&#8221;</p>
<p>First responders reported the town looked &#8220;unrecognizable&#8221; after knocked-down power lines and debris filled what was left of the city.</p>
<p>&#8220;Houses [were] completely demolished, businesses demolished … pretty much most of the town is unrecognizable right now,&#8221; Baeley Williams, one of the first responders in Rolling Fork, told AccuWeather.</p>
<p>Chilling security footage from a high school in Amory, Mississippi, that news outlets obtained shows the tornado damaging parts of a ceiling and sending debris flying across the highway as a tornado rips through Friday evening.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW VIDEO: Security camera footage at the high school in Amory, MS shows the ceiling falling apart and debris getting strewn across the highway as a tornado rips through Friday evening.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MSwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tornado</a> <a href="https://t.co/kgngm23Pus">pic.twitter.com/kgngm23Pus</a></p>
<p>&mdash; WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1639944136500580358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Mississippi Emergency Management Agency <a href="https://twitter.com/MSEMA/status/1639746472819273730" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> of an &#8220;enhanced&#8221; risk for severe weather patterns for parts of the state to continue Sunday night, which includes winds over 70 mph, hail storms, and a few &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/NWSSPC/status/1639911213709631490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1639911213709631490%7Ctwgr%5E9d1dca5ac3a7d3b16868978ddab2d01456b27724%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fjoe-biden-emergency-declaration-torndao-mississippi-alabama%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">possibly strong</a>&#8221; tornadoes.</p>
<p>Parts of northern Alabama and south-central Tennessee also experienced tornadoes and severe weather events over the weekend.</p>
<p>The National Weather Service&#8217;s Huntsville office said at least three tornadoes touched down over the weekend.</p>
<p>Morgan County Emergency Management officials confirmed to <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/alabama-severe-weather-1-man-dead-in-morgan-county-after-being-trapped-under-trailer-during-storm.html">local media</a> that a 67-year-old man was killed in the area after getting trapped inside his mobile home.</p>
<p>An EF-2 tornado touched down just north of the Tennessee-Alabama border near Fayetteville, Tennessee, on Saturday, with peak winds of 118 mph that caused minor roof and shingle damage to single-family homes.</p>
<p>Atlanta weather service officials told <a href="https://www.ksbw.com/article/30m-southerners-are-at-risk-of-dangerous-weather-sunday-after-tornadoes-and-storms-killed-26-people/43421082?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot#">local media</a> a &#8220;large and extremely dangerous tornado&#8221; struck Sunday morning south of LaGrange, Georgia, leaving at least three people injured.</p>
<p>&#8220;It was awful &#8230; a lot of homes were destroyed,&#8221; LaGrange Mayor-elect Willie T. Edmondson told <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CNN affiliate WSB</a>.</p>
<p>The National Weather Service&#8217;s Storm Prediction Center issued a warning Sunday, saying, &#8220;a few strong tornadoes and very large hail may occur with the most intense storms, particularly from central Louisiana across central/southern portions of Mississippi and Alabama this afternoon and evening.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here is a look at some of the tornado damage in Rolling Fork, Mississippi from the storm on March 24, 2023. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mswx</a> <a href="https://t.co/gRZfySOjdd">pic.twitter.com/gRZfySOjdd</a></p>
<p>&mdash; msema (@MSEMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MSEMA/status/1640030616333832192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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