blankets that we have. reporter: in february, a deadly ice storm paralyzed techs leaving millions without power. wildfires continued to ravage the west, while hurricane ida carved a path of destruction that stretched from louisiana t that stretched from louisiana to new york. and this month, more than 100 were killed by a series of rare december tornados in kentucky and surrounding states. one twister cutting a path more than 200 miles long. it was a year of fatal tragedies. the astroh world concert in houston, the condo building in surfside, from. it felt like an earthquake. who ever thinks a building is going to collapse on you. reporter: the 12-story tower partially collapsed killing nearly 100 people while many
break-through case, boosters, and by year s end, omicron. reporter: as the pandemic raged, so did nature s furry. we are huddled under all the blanket that we have. reporter: in february, a deadly ice storm paralyzed texas leaving millions without power. wildfires continued to ravage the west. and hurricane ida carved a path of destruction that stretched from louisiana to new york. and this month, more than 100 were killed by a series of rare december tornados in kentucky and surrounding states. one twister cutting a path pour than 200 miles long. it was a year of fatal tragedies. the atroe world concert in houston, the christmas parade in wisconsin, and a condo building in surfside, florida. it felt like an earthquake. who ever thinks a building is
and make it a home alone holiday how would you like to stay in a house from this beloved christmas classic? this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. after the destruction we saw unfold last weekend, there is understandable anxiety as another onslaught of dangerous and unseasonable weather, including rare december tornados rips the middle of the country. there have been tornado watches and warnings issued in several states this evening and high winds are up in more than a dozen states from new mexico to upper michigan many left without power. just days before the start of winter, warm, spring-like temperatures bringing with them those damages winds. some with gusts topping 100 miles an hour and a tornado risk in places that have never seen such a thing in december tonight s threat the same system that barrelled through southern california, dumping rain, swelling rivers and forcing dramatic rescues our team in place to cover it all starting with tom llamas.
coming out of the mayfield area. i did hear some reports that structures have been ripped off their concrete slabs and that the only thing was left was that. we re thinking this could have been like an ef-4 tornado. and on top of all of this, i mean, this is december. this is two weeks before christmas, so unheard of. you know, we can get december tornados, but to get them in kentucky in december, at one point last night we had a tornado on the south shore of lake michigan of all places, but this one specific storm and i guess i can reference and kind of go to the weather maps here just to show you a little more of this storm. it actually formed in kentucky, so the one famous tornado that killed almost 700 people was called the tri-state tornado for obvious reasons. it was on the ground for over 200 miles. it went through three different states. their likely going to call this the quad state tornado. it started in arkansas, it went