Severe weather in Southeast unusual for this time of year; 2 dead in Alabama

[Emily]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/unusual-deadly-twisters-in-south-kill-2/

Jan 23, 2012 12:59pm
?Unusual? Deadly Twisters in South Kill 2
In what meteorologists said was not typical for this time of year, severe storms brought at least 25 tornadoes to the South and Midwest overnight, killing two and injuring more than 200.

Tom Kines, a senior meteorologist for Accuweather, said the twisters were on the ?unusual side? for the month of January.

?It reminds me more of a springtime situation,? he told ABC News today of the system that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes....

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/us/severe-weather/index.html?iref=obnetwork
Severe weather rakes Southeast; 2 dead in Alabama
By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 6:51 PM EST, Mon January 23, 2012