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Christmas Day Tornadoes Rip From Texas to Ala.

By Grace Muller, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

Published Dec 28, 2012 7:22 AM EDT | Updated Dec 29, 2012 1:43 PM EDT

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After a busy evening of severe weather and tornadoes, 34 tornadoes were reported from Texas to Alabama, with high winds affecting the same areas, plus Florida.

Storified by Accu Weather· Wed, Dec 26 2012 10:34:19

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After a busy evening of severe weather and tornadoes, 34 tornadoes were reported from Texas to Alabama, with high winds affecting the same areas, plus Florida. At least 14 people were injured and one man killed.
Storm Prediction Center 121225's Storm ReportsSevere weather, tornado, thunderstorm, fire weather, storm report, tornado watch, severe thunderstorm watch, mesoscale discussion, convec...
By Wednesday, dry weather replaced the Christmas Day outbreak of damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes along the central Gulf Coast. The severe weather danger has shifted to the eastern Carolinas for Wednesday.
Latest Updates: Damage and Injuries Report Due to StormsWe are tracking a band of severe storms that have a history of producing wind damage and tornadoes across eastern Texas. Southern Louisia...

Texas:

@IrishEagle @Sean_Breslin @ABC This was a very large metal structure in Pennington Tx destroyed by the tornado earlier http://pic.twitter.com/ZnYfUS7VJoshua Ross Lovell
@abc Tornado damage in Penninton Tx #storm http://pic.twitter.com/NVe7oIFPJoshua Ross Lovell

Mississippi:

@reedtimmerTVN @Dave_Nussbaum Pictures sent to me from this afternoon's tornado north of Picayune, MS. http://pic.twitter.com/XGFpSjBERachel Chidester
@reedtimmerTVN @Dave_Nussbaum Pictures sent to me from this afternoon's tornado north of Picayune, MS. http://pic.twitter.com/4KedaeOmRachel Chidester

Alabama:

RT @RenaPhilips: View of auditorium from Murphy High's roof post tornado. http://pic.twitter.com/iFz945sCAL.com Mobile
Heartbreaking. Mobile's historic Murphy High this a.m. post tornado. http://pic.twitter.com/oSKzRMQwRena Havner Philips
New Christmas tradition. Everybody sit in the tub and wait on the tornado. #ChristmasInDixie http://pic.twitter.com/J7jKfLA6Jeremy Russell
@spann who needs an alarm clock to wake you up when you've got a tree falling on your house to wake you up #alwx http://pic.twitter.com/W3WbHVMFBlake Treadwell
@spann hail in cullman http://pic.twitter.com/wQqMkRukMallory H.
Another photo of the large, WEDGE tornado near downtown Mobile, AL! Prayers to all those affected. http://pic.twitter.com/PyjjujwJReed Timmer

Louisiana: 

#Christmas #tornado dances through downtown #Alexandria #Louisiana. @samchampion @kalbtv5 @weatherchannel @jimcantore http://pic.twitter.com/XeaJ1dhrHarper Levy
@robinmeade FedEx Freight office in Alexandria, LA. From tornado on Christmas Day. I watch you every morning. http://pic.twitter.com/y6L8iHB2Annette Nevill
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