Deadly Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak Videos
UPDATE: Raw radar animations available here. The Associated Press says"The death toll ranks among the top 15 from tornado outbreaks since 1950." More videos coming soon.
As the sun rises this morning, we begin to see damage video from last night's deadly Tornado Outbreak which killed more than 30 people (access Associated Press and Google News reports for updated death tolls which continue to climb).
Tornado damaged vehicles sit amidst a damaged home, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, in Atkins, Ark. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)
NEW: AP Photo below, along with more video.
More Raw Video (NO AUDIO): Memphis, TN: Aerials Of Mall Tornado Damage (WREG) and Summer Co, TN: Day light video of storm damage.
From the Associated Press:
Deadly Tornadoes - Feb. 5, 2008 - Police survey the damage to a Sears store at the Hickory Ridge Mall in Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. A tornado struck the southeast part of Memphis causing damage to the mall. No one was seriously hurt. Tornadoes across the South are blamed for at least 30 deaths. (AP Photo/ Greg Campbell)
An air-conditioning unit torn off the Hickory Ridge Mall in Memphis, Tenn. landed in the parking lot of the mall after a tornado struck the southeast part of Shelby County, Tenn. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. No one was seriously injured in the storm, which tore part of a wall off of the Sears store. (AP Photo/Greg Campbell)
Raw video (PARTIAL AUDIO) from ABCNewsOne:
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Raw Video (PARTIAL AUDIO) from WTVF (Crofton, KY), WKRN (Sumner County, TN), and WCPO (Dry Ridge, TN) [read complete video scripts]:
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From our Breaking Weather News Page (PREMIUM | PRO):
This outbreak will no doubt go down in history as the "Super Tuesday" outbreak and it's really sad to see how little coverage the lives lost are getting this morning on the cable news networks, which are choosing instead to cover the political landscape.
Since information is still hard to come by in some of these hard-hit towns, if you want to give assistance right now, the Red Cross is probably your best bet, as they are probably already setup in the areas.
Here are the storm reports from spotters (more detailed map coming later today):
