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.

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,

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.