Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.
Southern Living's annual list of Best Beach Towns in the south and this Southwest Florida community, known as 'paradise' made the rankings.
A severe weather system spawned intense, long-duration tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, leaving some communities in tatters.
At least 37 people have died across seven states as powerful storm systems swept through the Midwest and the South.
The price of gas is higher in South Florida this week. In Miami, the average is $3.03 a gallon, nearly a 2-cent increase. South Florida gas prices are running 1.7 cents higher than a month ago and 47.
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