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The article reports that at least 54 persons were killed in an outbreak of tornadoes in five Southern states during the evening and night of February 5, 2008. Arkansas and Tennessee were the two states reporting both the most fatalities and property damage, with several small communities essentially destroyed. The outbreak was unusual but not unheard of winter weather in the region.

At least one Arkansas family already knows that 2008 has been a devastating year for tornadoes. John E. Hill, 31, lost his job on Feb. 2 when a huge twister demolished the boat factory in Clinton, Ark., where he worked as a welder. Little more than three months later, Mr. Hill, who was struggling to provide for his family, lost his house, cars and cash savings to another tornado. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A powerful tornado struck directly at the commercial center of downtown Atlanta on Friday night, blowing windows out of dozens of high-rise buildings, tossing trees and cars, and severely damaging many of the city's landmarks, including the CNN Center, the Georgia Dome and the convention center. At least 27 people were injured and taken to hospitals, said Capt. Bill May of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, most with cuts and bruises from flying debris. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that at least eight people were killed in Alabama and Missouri due to a storm that stretched nearly 1,000 miles from the Midwest to the Southeast. Throughout Enterprise, Alabama, cars were upended, trees were flattened and homes flattened. Five people were killed when an apparent tornado caused the roof to collapse at a high school in Enterprise. A 7-year-old girl was killed when a tornado flattened their mobile home near West Plains, Missouri.

The article presents information on a storm, which struck the Southeastern states of the U.S., killing at least 12 people and injuring several others across the region on November 16, 2006. A mobile home park near Riegelwood, North Carolina, was hit by a tornado, which caused most of the casualties.

The article reports on the storms in southern states in the U.S. on November 15, 2006. The storms caused tornadoes, fierce winds and heavy rains, killing one person and injuring dozens of people. The injured include pre-school children in Alabama. A man was killed by a tornado in Louisiana. The winds and tornadoes also caused damage in Arkansas.

Just before the tornado hit, the Boy Scouts were gathering on the porch of a shelter, playing cards and waiting out what many of them thought was just a pelting rain. In a matter of moments, a scout leader, hearing a faint tornado siren, hurried them inside, and then, as he stared out the open door and saw the twister in the distance, ordered them to dive under tables, survivors said. The door, still open, tore off and vanished. The ceiling flapped open on one side, then the other, and then caved in. The walls began disappearing. The pickup truck parked out front flew into the air. The huge stone chimney collapsed, crushing some boys, according to others who had crouched near them. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]