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A massive tornado was caught on camera in Sacrament, Kentucky.

A massive tornado was caught on camera in Sacrament, Kentucky.

The calendar said December but the warm moist air screamed of springtime. Add an eastbound storm front guided by a La Nina weather pattern into that mismatch and it spawned tornadoes that killed dozens over five U.S. states.

Tornadoes in December are unusual, but not unheard of. But the ferocity and path length of Friday night's tornadoes likely put them in a category of their own, meteorologists say. One of the twisters — if it is confirmed to have been just one — likely broke a nearly 100-year-old record for how long a tornado stayed on the ground in a path of destruction, experts said.

Scientists are still trying to sort out the many conflicting factors about whether human-caused climate change is making tornadoes more common.

A massive tornado was caught on camera in Sacrament, Kentucky.

The calendar said December but the warm moist air screamed of springtime.

Unusually warm temperatures and a storm system moving east linked to the La Nina weather pattern helped create the conditions necessary for the monstrous...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Saturday the death of a child in Pemiscot County after the deadly severe storms and tornadoes of Friday night.

In Kentucky alone, 22 were confirmed dead by Saturday afternoon, including 11 in and around Bowling Green.