Tornadoes

The big cats were among several animals that had their enclosures breached after the Pine Mountain park said it sustained “extensive tornado damage."
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado had touched down around 11:20 a.m in the Los Angeles suburb of Montebello.
A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that caused damage east of Houston.
“It was far worse than anything I had envisioned or seen on television. Roofs are just gone and trees look like toothpicks," said Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.
The severe weather threat continues into Wednesday for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
Residents in several towns across Louisiana and Mississippi have taken cover amid the blare of tornado sirens amid a severe weather outbreak.
A record-breaking winter storm has killed more than a dozen people across the country. In Texas, millions are without power as electrical grids fail due to snow and cold. In North Carolina, a deadly tornado ripped a county to pieces.
Authorities in Oklahoma say at least one person has died as tornadoes ravaged areas of that state and neighboring Texas, leaving some people trapped and dozens of homes in ruins.
The tornado wrought winds of up to 135 mph. Police and fire departments, as well as schools and hundreds of homes were damaged.
A rare northern Michigan tornado that hammered a small town has killed at least one person and injured more than 40.