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Warming winds help Philly set a record - and incite a disaster in Kentucky

The timing and ferocity of the outbreak was rare. As the front moved eastward, Philadelphia set a temperature record.

Damage from a tornado is seen in Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday. As many as 100 people might have been killed in the state, the governor said.
Damage from a tornado is seen in Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday. As many as 100 people might have been killed in the state, the governor said.Read moreMark Humphrey / AP
    by Anthony R. Wood
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