Tornado Central

Severe Weather Brought Over A Dozen Tornadoes to the Southeast

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At least 17 confirmed tornadoes impacted the Southeast in the severe weather outbreak earlier this week.

Damage from both possible tornadoes and straight-line winds has been reported in multiple locations, according to National Weather Service reports. See this link for more details on the impacts caused by the severe weather.

Hail and damaging wind reports stretched from Texas across the Southeast into Georgia and Kentucky. Tornadoes were reported in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.

In Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, an EF-3 tornado traveled roughly seven miles, damaging homes along the way.

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