An EF-4 tornado tore through Cookeville, Tennessee killing 18 people and injuring 88 others. Five of the victims were children. This was the strongest-rated tornado the nation has seen in nearly three years.
Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee as families slept early Tuesday, shredding more than 140 buildings and burying people in piles of rubble and wrecked basements. At least 22 people were killed, some before they could even get out of bed, authorities said.
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