Six Tornado States Survey the Damage

The Takeaway

This morning, survivors of the six southern states hit by Wednesday’s rash of deadly tornadoes continue the hard work of surveying and cleaning the damage. The National Weather Service says it was the deadliest barrage of tornadoes since 1974. Julie Steele, news reporter for WUTC in Chattanooga, Tenn. speaks to us about what the conditions are like there, and John Deblock, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Ala. gives us a broader look at what’s happening in the region.

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