Todmorden resident Lee Fraser said roads were flooded and people were moving their belongings upstairs to avoid the floodwaters.
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The National Weather Service rated two rivers in the state as “major” flooding warnings late Friday evening while a “moderate” warning was given to two others and numerous more rated as “minor”.
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Meanwhile the death toll in the Southeast from a holiday week of storms climbed to 18 on Saturday after less than a week of tumultuous weather – unusual warmth, tornadoes and torrential downpours – wreaked havoc across the region during the Christmas holiday. Late Saturday, one death was reported in Alabama.
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Birmingham’s city government said earlier that several structures had been destroyed and that first responders were working to rescue people from the debris. The storm blew the roofs off homes, mangled vehicles, damaged churches, downed power lines, toppled trees and caused natural gas lines to burst.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will tour areas in his state damaged by floods a day after declaring a state of emergency in all counties affected by excessive rain.
Lightning illuminates a house after a tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Ala., damaging several houses, Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala.
According to Lt. Sean Edwards, a Birmingham police spokesman, there are no known injuries at this point.
A separate tornado spawned by the massive storm system that swept across much of the state Friday later hit in a neighborhood in southwest Birmingham.
Damage assessment teams from the National Weather Service spent the day investigating violent Christmas night weather in Central Alabama.
“Details are still sketchy”, said Jason Holmes, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
Barineau said the single tornado hit about 6:45 p.m. and damage stretches across an area of 2 square miles, and was near the intersection of Interstate 30 and George Bush Turnpike, which is a major route in the region.
But that didn’t stop some from spending their Christmas giving rather than receiving. The Red Cross was also responding to the scene, she said, and trees were down. He says it was a wonderful experience for those giving and for those getting.
A flash flood watch has been issued for parts of Tennessee following storms that have pounded the Southeast this week.
Flash flooding closed roads across Alabama and trapped motorists in rapidly rising waters. ‘By issuing a State of Emergency, I have directed all state agencies to take necessary actions to be prepared to respond to the anticipated flooding across Alabama.
Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area caused substantial damage and at least 11 people died either from the storm or related traffic accidents. Seven people died in MS and one person was killed in Arkansas. The NWS has extended the flood warning for the area until Monday afternoon.
Residents are advised to stay off the roads. The Alabama EMA also warned that bridges, along with the roads, would be impassable to the the flooding.
Eighteen people have been killed and around 60 more injured in storms in USA states of Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama, AP reported on Sunday.
Three other people died in Collin County, about 45 miles northeast of Dallas, according to sheriff’s deputy Chris Havey, although the circumstances were not immediately clear.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said 56 injuries were reported.
“You kind of stop and realize what Christmas is all about”, Perkins said.
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Seven people were killed by more than a dozen tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi. When the tornado warning came up on her iPad, Green said she ran to a closet.
