Memphis, TN — A powerful and fast-moving
tornado outbreak swept across the Southern and Midwestern United States late Thursday into Friday morning, leaving at least four people dead and dozens injured. Entire neighborhoods were flattened, power lines downed, and emergency services overwhelmed as multiple tornadoes carved through communities from Texas to Kentucky.
The National Weather Service confirmed that more than 30 tornadoes touched down across seven states, with the hardest-hit areas including Selmer, Tennessee, and parts of northern Mississippi and southern Missouri. Selmer, a small town in southwest Tennessee, was devastated by what meteorologists are calling an EF-4 tornado, with winds reaching up to 170 miles per hour.
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