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Tornado Death Toll Climbs To 31

by Nick R. Martin

03.03.12 | 4:03 am

Rescuers searched on Saturday morning for survivors of deadly tornadoes that ripped through the South and Midwest. The number of people killed by the storms rose to 31, according to CNN.

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Nick R. Martin Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him at nick@talkingpointsmemo.com