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Dead Across 7 States After Week of Devastating Tornadoes, Flooding and Storms
More than 400 homes in total were affected, he said.
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At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend, while 13 people died in flooding in the Midwest.
The four victims were killed in what was believed to be a traffic accident in the Texas city of Garland, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Dallas, police spokesman Mike Hatfield told the Dallas Morning News.
In Rowlett, Texas, a town neighboring Garland, a tornado hit that measured “at least an EF3” level – meaning it had winds over 135 miles per hour, said the National Weather Service Fort Worth survey team.
According to official, three individuals died within the Dallas metropolitan space and lots of others have been reported injured within the area.
In Illinois and Missouri, flash flooding killed at least 11 people, officials and local media reported on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Texas Panhandle braced for heavy snowfall, as the National Weather Service also warned Sunday of “life-threatening” blizzard conditions in neighboring parts of New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Three adults and two children died after their auto was swept into a creek in Marion County, coroner Troy Cannon said.
With further rain looming, more families abandoned their homes on Sunday in Paraguay, the country hardest hit by the worst flooding in decades in the area bordering Uruguay and Argentina, which has already forced more than 100,000 people to flee.
“We still have some homes that have been demolished and not everyone in the homes has been accounted for”, Hernandez said.
The late Saturday deaths in Texas came as millions of residents in the southern United States struggle to recover from fierce storms and heavy flooding, with more extreme weather forecast.
Tornado watches and warnings have been issued for parts of Texas as well as Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi.
“It’s going to be quite risky for anyone exposed to these elements”, he said said.
The tornadoes also ripped power cables and knocked over pylons, leaving about 50,000 people without electricity, the Dallas Morning News reported.
To the southeast, the Gulf Coast states were bracing on Monday for a fresh round of gusty thunderstorms and possible tornadoes just days after torrential rain across the region led to flash floods that have been blamed for almost 20 deaths.
In Pulaski County, authorities said six people died after vehicles they were in were swept away by floodwaters.
Three tornadoes were reported in Arkansas on Sunday, the weather service said, but there were no initial reports of significant injuries or damage. Minutes later, the weather service said a “large and extremely unsafe tornado” was located near Princeton. The area was under a tornado warning at the time, but no tornado has been confirmed. About half of the cancelled flights were in Dallas, a major USA flight hub.
The family’s vehicle was overcome with flood water and ended up in a ditch near Tyler’s Pinson home. “We’re going to look at every house and every auto to try to make sure we find everybody”.
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning until 9 a.m. Monday for the Panhandle and several counties in New Mexico.
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New Mexico State Police spokeswoman Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo said Sunday night that the stretch of interstate from Albuquerque to the Texas border would be closed through at least Monday afternoon.