Name: Anonymous 2008-02-08 10:38
The Super Tuesday tornado outbreak, was a deadly tornado outbreak affecting the Southern United States and the lower Ohio Valley from February 5–6, 2008.
The event began on Super Tuesday, while 24 U.S. states were holding primary elections and caucuses for both Democratic Party and Republican Party presidential candidates for the upcoming 2008 United States presidential election. Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Tennessee are among the affected regions in which primaries were being held. The approaching of the severe weather forced some polls to be closed in advance.
At least 103 tornadoes were reported. The outbreak has produced several destructive tornadoes in heavily populated areas, most notably in the Memphis metropolitan area, in Jackson, Tennessee and the northeastern end of the Nashville metropolitan area. Reports suggest that at least 59 people have been killed in the outbreak by severe weather across four states and 18 counties, with hundreds of others injured.
The event began on Super Tuesday, while 24 U.S. states were holding primary elections and caucuses for both Democratic Party and Republican Party presidential candidates for the upcoming 2008 United States presidential election. Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Tennessee are among the affected regions in which primaries were being held. The approaching of the severe weather forced some polls to be closed in advance.
At least 103 tornadoes were reported. The outbreak has produced several destructive tornadoes in heavily populated areas, most notably in the Memphis metropolitan area, in Jackson, Tennessee and the northeastern end of the Nashville metropolitan area. Reports suggest that at least 59 people have been killed in the outbreak by severe weather across four states and 18 counties, with hundreds of others injured.