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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.

The article examines the social and political affects in the U.S. Southeast of the region's prolonged drought in 2007. Both citizens, businesses, and governments have been slow to react to the drought, and water conservation measures have been adopted only sporadically. Georgia instituted a ban on outdoor water use in September, after reports that the Atlanta metropolitan area had only a four month supply of water remaining. Alabama, even more severely affected, has done even less.

The article presents information about the drought situation in Southern States. Some cities in the Southeast will run out of water in a few months time, climatologists predicted on October 15, 2007. The situation is said to be the worst in the last 100 years. Reacting to the prediction, North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley asked people to conserve water.

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.