POWERFUL STORM HEADED OUR WAY
![Storm clouds are seen on the east coast of the United States in this NASA handout satellite image taken at 1415 GMT, December 25, 2012. A strong winter storm was expected to bring a white Christmas morning to millions of Americans Tuesday - but also high winds and even the risk of tornadoes for some. REUTERS/NASA/NOAA/GOES Project/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS]()
A storm system that could dump as much as a foot of snow in our northern suburbs already has made its impact in the southern US. As of Tuesday night, officials said at least two people had been killed by tornadoes related to the storm.
Pictured: A satellite image showed storm clouds covering much of the eastern portion of the US at mid-afternoon Tuesday.
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![The nozzle of a gasoline pump sits on the ground after being blown from its pump after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)]()
A gasoline pump nozzle sat on the ground after being detached from its pump when a tornado touched down in Mobile, Ala.
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![A home is damaged and its lawn is covered with debris after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)]()
A home in Mobile, Ala., was damaged, and its lawn covered with debris, after the twister touched down.
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![Downed trees and power lines caused by a Christmas Day tornado are seen along Dauphin Street in Mobile, Alabama December 25, 2012. The National Weather Service said a tornado struck Mobile, a U.S. city with a population of about 200,000, at about 5 p.m. local time (2300 GMT). There were reports of damage to trees and widespread power outages, along with some structural damage. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)]()
Downed trees and power lines were laid on Dauphin Street in Mobile, in the tornado’s aftermath.
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![In this image from video provided by WALA-TV in Mobile, Ala. a tornado touches down in Mobile on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. The tornado hit some areas of downtown Mobile Tuesday, causing severe damage in the area before moving north, officials said. (AP Photo/WALA-TV) MANDATORY CREDIT: WALA-TV]()
In this WALA-TV image, the tornado is shown touching down in Mobile.
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![Storm clouds roll past Barksdale Pavilion at Jones Park in Gulfport, Miss., Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. After most of spending Christmas Day with a blustery day and occasional blue skies, storm clouds arrived on the Coast at 4 p. m. The strong south breeze blew most of the bad weather north of the immediate coast line. (AP Photo/The Sun Herald, Tim Isbell)]()
Storm clouds rolled past Barksdale Pavilion at Jones Park in Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday. Ominous clouds arrived on the Mississippi coast at about 4 p.m.
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![Geraldine Pedersen and her dog Marlow were in her car traveling down U.S. 71 in the Tioga, Louisiana area when a tree fell down in front of the car and a wind knocked her car into a yard, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A tornado through the Central Louisiana area. (AP Photo/The Town Talk, Melinda Martinez)]()
Geraldine Pedersen and her dog Marlow were in her car traveling down U.S. Route 71 in the Tioga, La., area on Tuesday when a tree fell in front of the car and wind pushed the car into a yard.
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![Kamela Kolander walks her dog Tracker in a snowstorm on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in downtown Dallas. A strong storm system that moved across Texas on Christmas Day spawned at least three tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, heavy snow and brisk winds that knocked down trees, killing one person near Houston. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Gary Barber)]()
Before coming east, the system dumped snow across Texas. Kamela Kolander walked her dog, Tracker, in Dallas on Tuesday in the midst of a snowstorm.
Gary Barber/The Dallas Morning News/Associated Press
![Drivers maneuver wet and icy roads in Paris, Texas Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 after a strong winter system dropped inches of rain and snow on most of North East Texas. (AP Photo/The Paris News, Sam Craft) MANDATORY CREDIT]()
Drivers maneuvered on wet and icy roads in Paris, Texas, on Tuesday.
Sam Craft/The Paris (Texas) News/Associated Press
![Iris Davis sticks her tongue out trying to catch snowflakes Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 after a strong winter system dropped inches of rain and snow on most of North East Texas. (AP Photo / The Paris News, Sam Craft)]()
Iris Davis stuck her tongue out trying to catch snowflakes.
Sam Craft/The Paris (Texas) News/Associated Press
![Tommy and Cindy Huddleston put the finishing touches on their snowman in Paris, Texas Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 after a strong winter system dropped inches of rain and snow on most of North East Texas. (AP Photo/The Paris News, Sam Craft)]()
Tommy and Cindy Huddleston put the finishing touches on their snowman in Paris, Texas.
Sam Craft/The Paris (Texas) News/Associated Press
![A Lawton, Okla., police cruiser tries to navigate the snow as blizzard conditions hit southwest Oklahoma at midday Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Lawton Constitution, Brandon Neris)]()
A Lawton, Okla., police cruiser tried to navigate the snow as blizzard conditions hit southwest Oklahoma around midday Tuesday.
Brandon Neris/The Lawton (Okla.) Constitution/Associated Press
