MSNBC The 11th Hour December 15, 2021 04:53:00
In front of them are gone, so you can directly see the path moving right straight through there. >> reporter: as the community grieves, many are asking why. >> this is the largest event ever in december in terms of severe weather and tornadoes. >> reporter: experts are working to understand what fueled these monster storms. >> this is very unusual. >> josh durkey is a meteorology professor at the university of kentucky. >> there is warm air ushering in a lot of moisture in the lower levels of the atmosphere, and the wind sheer set up an environment for storms to tap into that environment and t...