In Perdido Key , Florida , iReporter Steve Olensky described the storm as a `` hurricane and tornado all in one . '' Storms caused between 180 deaths since Sunday ; 67-year-old woman killed in Alabama . Tornado that struck Mayflower and Arkansas , Mayflower , Sunday was an EF-4 . Alabama official : Residents scrambled to rooftops as water rushed in . National Weather Service : The rainfall at National Weather Service 's airport set a record .
Storms caused between 180 deaths since Sunday ; 67-year-old woman killed in Alabama . Tornado that struck Mayflower and Arkansas , Mayflower , Sunday was an EF-4 . Alabama official : Residents scrambled to rooftops as water rushed in . National Weather Service : The rainfall at National Weather Service 's airport set a record .