Here Comes Spring

In like a lion, as they say:

An apparent tornado damaged a high school in Enterprise, Alabama as a violent storm front moved across the state. State officials confirm 8 people are dead.

Enterprise High School was damaged when a possible tornado moved through the southeast Alabama town, and police were trying to determine if any students were trapped inside, according to state Representative Terry Spicer of Elba. Spicer says he's been talking with local officials, who reported that there was significant damage to the school, with the gym's roof heavily damaged.

Martha Rodriquez, a 15-year-old sophomore at the high school, said she had left the school about five minutes before the storm hit. When she returned, she said that "a hall at the school collapsed, and there were kids inside." She said the stadium was destroyed and there were cars tipped over in the parking lot and trees were ripped out.

A 7-year old girl was killed in another tornado in Missouri. Meanwhile in Iowa part of the state are being shut down by a blizzard. The weather can be pretty schizophrenic this time of year.