Tuscaloosa Tornado Measured as Level F-5

The Takeaway

The largest wave of tornadoes in nearly 40 years has killed nearly 200 people. One tornado in the city of Tuscaloosa measured as an F-5 level twister, with winds of almost 200 miles per hour. John Deblock, warning coordination  meteorologist  at the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Ala., speaks with us about the storms.  

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