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Intense storms have battered the South, Southeast, and South-central U.S. on and off for nearly a week. Thunderstorms have led to flash floods, hail has come crashing down from the sky, and hundreds of tornadoes have wrought havoc on unprepared populations. This past Saturday tornadoes killed at least 23 people in North Carolina. Wednesday brought the most violent weather, leaving a climbing death toll on Friday of over 300 people. Alabama was hardest hit on Wednesday, with tornadoes devastating entire towns and leaving at least 195 dead. Howard Brooks of the Storm Prediction center estimated that some tornadoes were up to a mile wide, with wind speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. In some cases they hit ground for tens of miles. A tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for three to four miles, leaving a swath of rubble a half-mile wide in its wake. About 788,000 residents statewide were left without electricity on Thursday. The power also went out for three reactors at Alabama\u2019s Browns Ferry Nuclear plant, triggering the back-up diesel-powered generators. Beyond Alabama, storm and tornado related deaths have been reported in Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky, with power outages and displacement affecting hundreds of thousands throughout the region. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the average number of tornadoes in April over the past decade has been 160. This April brought over 600, with the potential for an even larger count in the month of May. President Obama will visit the area beginning today in Alabama, which he declared a disaster site yesterday, eligible for federal aid. <\/p>\n