Memorial Day Weekend Tornadoes Claim Over 23 Lives Across Central US
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Over Memorial Day weekend, a series of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, fueled by record heat and humidity, ravaged the southern U.S., particularly Texas, resulting in at least 23 deaths and extensive damage. The storms caused widespread power outages and significant destruction to newly built homes, with the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reporting 123 tornadoes from May 23-27. The extreme weather is linked to climate change, with unusually warm air from the Gulf of Mexico intensifying the storms.
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- At least 18 people are dead after tornado-spawning storms strike the central US on Memorial Day weekend CNN
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