The year’s first deadly US tornado struck after dark Thursday, killing two people in a small East Tennessee community as the first of five back-to-back, jet stream-driven winter storms pummeled the eastern United States.

A tornado swept through a swath of Tennessee, killing a mother and daughter and injuring at least three other people as it caused severe property damage, officials said.

During the first deadly tornado of the year in the U.S., which struck eastern Tennessee, two people were killed. The victims were a mother and daughter. The storm also caused severe material damage. The tornado,