NASHVILLETenn.—AlineofseverethunderstormsandtornadoesmarchedacrosstheSouthonFridaypeelingawayroofsoverturningcarsandkillingatleast11peopleinTennesseeofficialssaid.
Itwasthesecondwaveofviolentweathertohitthestateinlessthanaweek.Lastweekendtornadoeskilled24peopleinthewesternpartofthestateanddestroyedmorethan1000homesandbuildings.
ThestormscrossedanareafromnorthernMississippitonorthernVirginiaastheymovedtothenortheastlateFridayafterdevelopingfromalow-pressuresysteminthecentralPlains.
TheNashvillesuburbswerethehardesthitwithatleasteightdeathshappeningnortheastofthecity.Threemorepeoplewerekilledinaruralareaabout65milessoutheastofNashville.
Tornadoeswerealsoreportedinsomeotherplaces.Thestormspulleduptreesknockeddownpowerlinesanddamagedbuildings.What’sworsephonelinesandmostbusinesseswereoutofservice.Hospitalsadmittedatleast60peoplewithstorm-relatedinjuriesandtransferredatleastninebadlyinjuredpatientstoNashvillehospitals.
InsouthernIndianathestormsdamagedsomeareaswithgolfball-sizedhail.Highwindsblewtheroofoffacountryclubandoverthrewasemitrailer（拖车）.AsthestormsmovedfarthereastpartsofWestVirginiawerelashedwithheavyrainandwindsgreatdamagescaused.
ThenumberoftornadoesintheUShasjumpedthroughthefirstpartof2006comparedwiththepastfewyears.ThroughtheendofMarchanestimated286tornadoeshadhittheUScomparedwithanaverageof70forthesamethree-monthperiodineachofthepastthreeyears.
Thenumberoftornado-relateddeathswas38beforeFriday'sstorms.Theaveragenumberofdeathsfrom2003to2005was45ayearthepredictioncentersaid.
小题1:HowmanydeathshavethethunderstormsandtornadoesonFridaycaused?
