Besides Texas severe weather has also caused 19 other deaths in the South: 10 were killed in MS; six in Tennessee; two in Alabama; and one in Arkansas.
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In Texas, at least 11 people were killed by powerful tornadoes with winds of up to 200 miles an hour.
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An emergency vehicle drives through a neighborhood in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, the morning after it was struck by a tornado.
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Local officials say as many as 1,000 homes in the Dallas area were damaged by the tornadoes and storms.
Greene County authorities said two deaths there were associated with the flooding.
Greg Abbott made disaster declarations yesterday for four counties and says the death toll from Texas twisters could rise from the current 11.
The U.S. storms came as other countries struggled with extreme weather and stressed holiday infrastructure. Dallas had a high of 82 degrees Saturday and was down to 41 on Sunday, with freezing temperatures forecast for Monday, according to CNN meteorologist Rachel Aissen. A winter storm warning is in effect for Oklahoma, Canadian and 16 other central and western counties until 6 p.m.
Unseasonably warm weather and low rainfall brought more than 40 wildfires to northern and central Spain, the AP said. Days of tumultuous weather in the Southeast have led to 21 deaths overall.
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency in expectation of an ice storm and blizzard conditions on Sunday.
Eastern New Mexico was hammered by high winds and blowing snow that officials described as “life-threatening”.
In Oklahoma, crews were busy treating highways and bridges with salt and sand, according to Oklahoma’s Department of Energy Management. Some areas have reported local flooding from heavy rains overnight and the previous week.
The Associated Press reports that five people drowned in southern IL when their vehicle was swept away by the fast-moving East Fork Creek near the town of Patoka Saturday evening. The rushing water separated the family as they got out of the vehicle, he said, but the boy was later reunited with his family. With the recent heavy rains, that trickle grew into several feet of swiftly moving water.
In Alabama, where Governor Robert Bentley has declared a state of emergency to deal with the heavy flooding, tornadoes on Friday uprooted trees and tore off rooftops, with one touching down in Birmingham, the state’s most populous city.
At least three people who died were found in vehicles, said Lt Barineau, who also noted that some cars appeared to have been thrown from the road. At least six people have died in the flooding there, including four soldiers from another country who were temporarily stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County Sheriff Ronald Long said.
“Streams turn into rivers, and people sometimes don’t see the road has flooded over when they are driving at night”, he said.
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In Missouri, emergency workers have evacuated residents from their homes and conducted dozens of water rescues, Governor Jay Nixon said on Sunday. More than 180 roads in Missouri were closed Monday morning due to flooding.
