Violent Tornado Outbreak Hits Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, & Arkansas – Dec. 10-11, 2021

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A deadly late-season tornado outbreak, the largest and deadliest on record in December, produced catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across portions of the Southern United States and Ohio Valley from the evening of December 10 to the early morning of December 11, 2021. The event developed as a trough progressed eastward across the United States, interacting with an unseasonably moist and unstable environment across the Mississippi Valley. Tornado activity began in northeastern Arkansas, before progressing into Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

The most prolific activity was caused by a long-track supercell thunderstorm that produced a family of strong tornadoes that travelled across four Mid-South states. The first of these nocturnal tornadoes touched down in northeastern Arkansas, near Jonesboro and tracked through the Missouri Bootheel, ripping through towns such as Monette and Leachville, Arkansas, and Hayti and Caruthersville, Missouri. After crossing the Mississippi River into northwestern West Tennessee, that tornado dissipated, and a high-end EF4 tornado formed and moved through Western Kentucky, where the towns of Cayce, Mayfield, Benton, Princeton, Dawson Springs, and Bremen suffered severe to catastrophic damage.

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  1. RIP to all lost ones but why the hell do american still make homes out of wood? they get the most tornados you would think after few of them they would change it up but nope…

  2. Best advice before getting into your storm shelter or safe room is, put shoes on, put a jacket on, have your cellphone with you, grab your keys and wallet.. if a tornado does hit your house you don't want to be barefoot in glass and wood shards, without a jacket in the wind and rain, no way to call anyone for help if trapped, no way to use your vehicle (if it's usable), and no money because your wallet is gone.

  3. People need to invest in Wyze cameras.. specifically the wyze cam V3, it has color night vision.. it's so clear like it's daylight outside but it's not. You can catch some awesome footage with these security cams.
    My heart and prayers go out to the families who lost loved ones, and to those that lost their possessions.

  4. UNBELIEVABLE HOW MASSIVE, POWERFUL AND HOW FAST THEY WERE MOVING!! THIS NIGHT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!! MY HOMETOWN WAS ABSOLUTELY WIPED OUT!! MY HOMETOWN MIGHT HAVE BEEN SMALL BUT IT WAS MY HOME AND WE ALL LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AS FAMILY.. THE OLD SAYING, IF I'VE GOT IT, YOU'VE GOT IT, WE ALL LOOKED OUT FOR EACH OTHER!! THAT WILL NEVER EVER CHANGE!!

  5. Rest in peace to the people who lost their lives from the largest outbreak in US history. That tornado started outside of Jonesboro, Arkansas heading towards Monette and Leachville. It was a large EF4 tornado.

  6. This storm was insane. Since I live in AR, that was just a wild night for me. The twin tornadoes hit in Jonesboro, and that's not too far from my city. Kinda scary if you ask me.

  7. I've never seen such destruction near water other than from a Hurricane. This Tornado was unlike any other. I hope everyone affected will receive all the support they need.

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