Hundreds of thousands without power throughout US following severe winter storm; System produces deadly tornadoes in Alabama
That same system also spawned tornadoes in the southeast. According to CBS News, tornadoes killed one person and injured eight others in Alabama on Thursday.
For the second straight day about 90 million people — nearly a third of the U.S.'s population — are currently under a winter weather advisory. Much of the Midwest experienced several hours of freezing rain on Thursday, followed by snowfall. In St. Louis on Thursday, harrowing road conditions brought I-70 to a standstill for several hours. KDSK-TV in St. Louis reports that a crash involving semi-trucks occurred at 11 a.m. local time, and wreckage wouldn't be cleared for nearly six hours.
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