Rare December Tornadoes Slam Southern States
By: NBC News
Updated: December 11, 2012
At least six tornadoes ripped through four southern states Monday evening, blowing over gas pumps and destroying homes.
The hardest hit areas by the unusual December tornadoes were in Florida and Alabama.
In Edgewater, Fla., 40 homes were damaged and 12 completely destroyed. There were two people with minor injuries but no deaths, the Edgewater Fire Department reported. Most of the damage was inside Terra Mar Village, a mobile home community.
In Alabama, there were no reported injuries or deaths, the Birmingham Fire Department reported, but a gas station off I-165 had its pumps blown over.
The forecast for Tuesday calls for a slight risk of tornadoes in areas stretching from Daytona Beach to Fort Meyers, Fla. Damaging winds, spotty hail and three to four inches of rainfall are expected.
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