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Tornadoes Kill at Least Six Today

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Update, 9:25a Friday. Tragically, a seventh person has died in Georgia.  The tragic tornado outbreak in the Southeast is finally winding down. To the East of Selma, tragedy.  Al.com Addition (7:24pm): Fox News is now reporting that six have been killed. It is unusual that a tornado outbreak begins before 8am, but that was the case today. The pink on the map below depicts rotation tracks in order to give you a sense of the geographic breath of the tornadoes. They show where there was rotation above the ground. Where they are denser, they are more likely to equate to a tornado.  Map as of 6:45pm This is a map of tornado, wind damage, and high wind (>58 mph) reports since 6am this morning. Click to enlarge. A number of wind damage reports will likely be converted to tornado reports once the NWS local offices do their damage surveys. This data is through 6:45pm.  Below is a more detailed rotation map. The area with the deepest red/white/blue is where tornadoes were mo...