The devastating twisters that tore through the South and the Midwest marked the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. in a decade.
the South and the Midwest last weekend marked the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. in a decade.MORE: How to help tornado victims in South and MidwestAt least 93 people were killed across five states: 78 in Kentucky; six in Illinois; five in Tennessee, after the Associated Press reported an additional death on Saturday; two in Arkansas; and two in Missouri.
This was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. since May 2011, when more than 170 people were killed.
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