Bentley will visit, among other places, Elba Elementary School, where dozens of flood victims took shelter Friday night.
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Beijing steps up security amid alerts of threats against Westerners
Beijing authorities put swaths of the city under lockdown, stationing armed guards on street corners and in pedestrian plazas. No further details were given about the nature of the threat or where the information came from.
Howard said his church’s building had collapsed but no one was inside at the time.
England call up Woakes to replace injured Anderson
Vice-captain Joe Root was absent from training with an upset stomach, but is not thought to be a doubt for the Test. The 32-year-old, who was born in Durban , also survived a near run out after dashing a single to get off the mark.
Jason Strunk, the football coach at Lubbock High School, said he was checking his home’s pipes and laying out cat litter for traction on his sidewalk and driveway, just as he learned growing up and living in colder climates further north. Strunk’s major concern was unprepared drivers going out on wet, icy roads.
Christmas Eve Forecast: Record-shattering warmth today
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in some parts of the country, but in others it feels more like a typical spring day. Green Christmas wins out this year with record-breaking temperatures making for a holiday that could get Heat Miser singing.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said 56 injuries were reported. There have been more than 60 injuries attributed to the storms.
The emergency manager for a county south of Dallas says some homes have been destroyed and damaged during a fierce storm that spawned tornadoes in the area.
Gov. Phil Bryant declared a State of Emergency on Thursday for affected areas of the state.
Weather radar Friday evening showed an intense system along the Interstate 20/59 corridor west of Birmingham, with the storm moving eastward.
The town of Cullman was reported to have some of the heaviest flooding.
Birmingham firefighters work a scene after a tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Ala., damaging several houses, on December 25, 2015.
A tornado touched down in Birmingham and left a two square-mile swath of destruction as heavy rains and flooding hit Alabama on Friday, officials said.
But he said any reports of tornado-like damage in the region will be treated as if it is a tornado.
Tornadoes also struck Tennessee and Arkansas.
But that didn’t stop some from spending their Christmas giving rather than receiving.
Among the dead was a 7-year-old boy in Holly Springs, Mississippi, according to Mayor Kelvin Buck.
Steve Swann, the agency’s logistic head, told WMC-TV (http://bit.ly/1kjOSMr) that he and his wife, Audrey, helped with the giveaway.
“It makes you thankful to be alive with your family”, he said.
In neighboring Kentucky, the National Weather Service in Louisville says a flash flood watch has been issued for central and eastern parts of the state through midafternoon. Exactly a year ago, tornadoes hit MS, killing five people and injuring dozens. At least 11 people were killed in as spring-like storms mixed with unseasonably warm we…
Texas and Oklahoma are also readying for a potentially “historic” blizzard that could bring more than a foot of snow through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The area is about 40 miles east of Huntsville. Residents were warned to brace for flash flooding and possible tornadoes.
The worst of the storms may be over, but flooding continues to be an issue and there still may be some scattered thunderstorms in the area.
The statement added that “roads and bridges in many places have washed out”.
The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that the bodies of three people were found in a vehicle submerged in a Maury County creek Thursday afternoon.
“When they tell you take cover, take cover”, she said.
At least 15 people have died as the outbreak of severe weather trenched through Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas.
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Falkner, Mississippi resident, Barbara Perkins, got the news from her insurance agent that her home was a complete loss. Goodwin’s neighbors weren’t so fortunate.
