an ef-2 tornado with 115-mile-an-hour winds in guntown, mississippi. and in louisiana, one tornado on the ground for 63 miles, destroying this church in alexandria. the track and the timing of this brutal cold that comes next, and abc s gio benitez in the storm zone tonight. reporter: tonight, freezing rain and black ice are making travel treacherous for millions in the northeast. in north haven, connecticut, this multivehicle crash shutting down part of i-91 for a time. in massachusetts, this pickup truck colliding with a tree on cape cod. two teens taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. and this is what makes freezing rain so dangerous. sheets of ice all over the place. and when this is on the road, it s almost invisible. the same system bringing more than two dozen reported tornadoes in four states. yep, there it goes. reporter: west of huntsville, alabama, a frantic search for survivors. two people killed. and in louisiana, this twister killing one and promptin
closet. about that time we felt it kick the house. georgia did not fare much better as a tornado killed 13. we started seeing things coming off the road and stuff flying around. i grab hold and i thought i was gone. a massive funnel crowd ripped its way through houses killing eight people, rare occurrence in the state. we ran in exxon and it was 12 of us. obama alabama was hardest hit. obama will visit the state on friday. i want people to know the federal government will do everything we can to help you recover and stand with you as you rebuild. reporter: in tuscaloosa, home to university of alabama, camera captured this video of a giant twister from the school s basketball coliseum. west of huntsville, the storm