8 states affected
US storms: death toll rises
Deadly storms have been raging in the USA since Friday - dozens of people have died. 80 tornadoes were reported, including two category F4s that swept through the state of Arkansas on the same day. A total of eight states were affected by the devastating storms.
According to US media reports, the number of victims has risen to at least 40. In the US state of Missouri alone, twelve people died as a result of the tornadoes and storms. Dozens more people were injured. Two separate category F4 tornadoes hit Arkansas on March 14 - the last time more than one F4 tornado hit the state on the same day was March 1, 1997, according to CNN.
In eight US states - Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama and Indiana - a total of around 80 tornadoes have been reported, with dozens confirmed as such.
Tornadoes occur when there are large temperature differences and often occur together with thunderstorms. A trunk-like tube of cloud extends from the thundercloud down to ground level.
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