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Severe storms and tornadoes ransacked the South Sunday night into Monday, destroying homes and claiming lives.
The storms have been producing golf ball-sized hail and wind gusts greater than 60 mph. There have been 21 tornado reports from the strongest storms.
In Arkansas, tornadoes were reported in Cleveland, Dallas, Lonoke, Prairie, Arkansas and Crittenden, Ark. Overnight, tornadoes were also reported in Chickasaw and Lauderdale, Miss., and Dickson, Tenn.
Deadly tornadoes struck Alabama early this morning, including the Tuscaloosa, Ala., which is an area still cleaning up from a large and devastating tornado that struck in April of 2011. Strong winds ripped the roof off of a home in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Tornadoes touched down in parts of Jefferson County, Ala., as well. According to local news, at least four people have been killed and others have been injured.
In Jefferson, one of the tornadoes destroyed several homes in the Paradise Valley area around 4 a.m. ET.
A tornado is believed to have destroyed radio studio and transmission tower near Clanton, Ala. around 8:00 a.m. ET.
"The tornadoes should be dying down this morning as they head eastward into Georgia," according to Expert Senior Meteorologist Henry Margusity.
Content contributed by Meghan Evans, AccuWeather.com meteorologist, and Grace Muller, AccuWeather.com staff writer.
A complex of thunderstorms is forecast to hit areas from Dallas to Abilene, Texas late Monday night into Tuesday.
Weather favoring the spread of wildfires will increase over California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona Tuesday into Wednesday.
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Strong, fast-moving storms will impact Boston and Hartford through Monday evening.
Strong storms are occurring across the South Monday night.
Ahead of the thunderstorms, temperatures will soar to between 85 and 95 degrees, mostly 15 to 20 degrees above normal, on the hottest one to three days between north-central France and Poland.
| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | N/A | |
| Low | N/A | |
| Precip | N/A |
West Salem, WI (1998)
High winds downed a circus tent, injuring many
people.
Mayo, Yukon Territory (1950)
95 degrees -- hottest ever in province.
New England (1875)
Severe coastal storm (a possible hurricane)
from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia. Eastport, MA
reported 57 mph winds.
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