Tornadoes spawned by a supercell eviscerated a nursing home in Monette, Arkansas, clipped the western edge of Tennessee, and plowed into Kentucky, leaving some communities almost entirely leveled.
We tracked a path of destruction that reached 260 miles.
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We tracked a path of destruction that reached 260 miles.
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It started somewhere outside of Searcy, Arkansas. As a ferocious storm swept over wide-open land, the ingredients came together to create tornadoes with astonishing staying power. nyti.ms/326OMUy 
The National Weather Service confirmed that the storm spawned one single tornado that traveled nearly 164 miles through Kentucky. nyti.ms/326OMUy
“This tornado event was certainly an oddity in many ways,” said Jason Naylor, a professor at the University of Louisville. For one thing, he said, “It’s freakishly long.” And there was the timing: “The fact it occurred in December is pretty odd.” nyti.ms/326OMUy
Read the stories of survivors who were in the path of the storm: nyti.ms/326OMUy
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