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.

The tornadoes, which also injured three people and caused widespread damage, reached wind speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.

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