Tornadoes Ravage the South and Midwest
March 4, 2012: In a span of 48 hours, nearly a dozen states were impacted by severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. At least 38 people were killed in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Alabama and Georgia.
These violent storms produced four tornadoes that hit Kentucky were the worst in region in 24 years, while Indiana experienced an EF-4 tornado - the second highest on the Fujita scale that measures tornadic force. Kentucky survived three tornadoes with wind speeds up to 160 mph.
The survivors were left with a collection of shredded sheet metal, insulation, gutted churches and crunched-up cars.
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