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                Tornadoes Kill 10 in US; East Sees Record Warmth

   by Ken Schwartz

   Hundreds of families in the U.S. South and Midwest will be spending
   Christmas in emergency shelters after losing their homes to rare
   December tornadoes.

   Severe storms have killed at least 10 people since Wednesday, with
   Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declaring a state of emergency in
   several counties.

   More than a dozen tornadoes touched down as far north as Michigan,
   destroying or severely damaging homes and businesses.

   ''''In the East, soaking rain and record-setting temperatures as high
   as 22 degrees Celsius in such major cites as New York, Washington and
   Philadelphia made the day before Christmas feel more like the middle of
   spring.

   Anyone wanting a white Christmas this year will have to go to the
   Northwest, where cold temperatures and heavy snow are forecast for
   Washington state, Oregon, Nevada and northern California.

   Government experts say the weather pattern known as El Nino is
   partially responsible for the unseasonably warm and violent weather in
   much of the U.S.
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