Rare Winter Twisters

Debris is seen in a street in Windham Springs, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. An apparent tornado toppled trees and caused scattered damage Thursday as strong storms moved through Alabama. Powerful storms in Alabama and Mississippi left at least two people dead in traffic accidents, along with a trail of damage. Authorities reported damage to homes and farms along with several injuries from high winds and heavy rain.

A sign is seen in a street in Wiley, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. An apparent tornado toppled trees and caused scattered damage Thursday as strong storms moved through Alabama.

Crews work to clean up downed trees in a street in Wiley, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. An apparent tornado toppled trees and caused scattered damage Thursday as strong storms moved through Alabama.

An overturned car rests near a mobile home destroyed by a tornado near Niangua, Mo., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. A woman living in a nearby trailer was killed in the storm Monday night, one of two deaths in Missouri as a series of tornadoes raked across parts of the state.

James O'Neal Jr. salvages clothes from the wreckage of his home after it was destroyed by an apparent tornado near Niangua, Mo., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. Authorities began assessing damage Tuesday after rare winter tornadoes hit sections of Missouri, leaving at least two people dead and reports of flooding in some areas.

The contents of a mobile home destroyed by a tornado are scattered across the ground near Niangua, Mo., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008.

Chuck Kurtenbach, left, and his neighbor James O'Neal look through the wreckage of O'Neal's home near Niangua, Mo., Monday, January 7, 2008. O'Neal's home was destroyed by a tornado that also killed another man in a nearby trailer. A rare January outbreak of tornadoes raked the Midwest on Monday, flattening houses in several states and killing at least one person in Missouri.

Chuck Kurtenbach, left, and his neighbor James O'Neal look at a classic guitar that they found in the wreckage of O'Neal's home after it was destroyed by a tornado near Niangua, Mo., Monday, January 7, 2008. At least one person was killed Monday night when a tornado hit a rural area north of Marshfield in southwest Missouri, the State Emergency Management Agency said.

Ryan Kurtenbach looks through the wreckage of his neighbor's home after it was destroyed by a tornado near Niangua, Mo., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008.

Lightning flashes through the sky as neighbors look through the wreckage of a home destroyed by a tornado near Niangua, Mo., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008.

Wreckage is strewn on the grounds of Edwards Apple Orchard in Poplar Grove, Ill., after it was hit by a tornado Monday, Jan. 7, 2008.

A pool damaged by severe weather is seen in Kenosha, Wis., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. A rare series of January tornadoes ripped through southeastern Wisconsin Monday, smashing houses, downing trees and power lines and leaving about a dozen people injured, authorities said.

A damaged home is seen in Wheatland, Wis. Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. A rare series of January tornadoes ripped through southeastern Wisconsin Monday, smashing houses, downing trees and power lines and leaving about a dozen people injured, authorities said.

A rescue worker inspects a destroyed home Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, after a tornado tore through the small Kenosha County town of New Munster, Wis.

Wreckage on the grounds of Edwards Apple Orchard on Centerville Road in Poplar Grove, Ill., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, after a tornado touched down in the area.

Downed trees lay on Beaverton Road in Poplar Grove, Ill., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, after a tornado touched down in the area.

Chris and Dave Borre look over the remains of their home from their front yard Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through the area on Monday, in Wheatland, Wis.

A.J. Peterman holds up the cover of the movie Twister that he found in the debris of a neighbor's house on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through the area on Monday, in Wheatland, Wis. At least 60 homes were damaged according to Kenosha County sheriff's Lt. Paul Falduto.

Ashley Rupp, 13, looks down in her basement on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, as neighbor Abby Flentge helps clean up after a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through the area on Monday, in Wheatland, Wis. The Kenosha County sheriff says it's a miracle no one was seriously injured.

An aerial photo shows damage in the town of Wheatland, Wis., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after rare series of January tornadoes Monday ripped through southeastern Wisconsin. Authorities say 55 homes were damaged in Wheatland about 50 miles southwest of Milwaukee.

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