Jenkins said in a statement Sunday night that as many as 600 homes were damaged in Rowlett.
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Much of Arkansas was under a hazardous weather outlook, with some parts of the state expected to be deluged with up to 15cm of rain on Sunday. An official with the Dallas County Sheriff’s office says deputies are responding to damages caused by a tornado east of Dallas, including a trailer park ablaze.
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The weather service bureau said that that tornado in Garland was an EF-4, second on the damage scale used by meteorologists. A pet German Shepherd walks in a neighborhood blanketed in snow in Edgewood, New Mexico, Sunday, December 27, 2015 .
National Weather Service survey teams headed out Sunday to determine the number and strength of the tornadoes, of which meteorologist Matt Bishop believed there were multiple.
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Storms hit southern and central USA states over the Christmas holiday, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 34 people, toppled buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time. Late on Saturday, one death was reported in Alabama.
Meanwhile, the US National Weather Service issued a warning for an “historic blizzard” in Texas, predicting up to 36cm of snow, with sub-zero wind chills and accumulating ice. WFAA television in Dallas showed video of damage to homes, a church and vehicles stretching from Garland, about 20 miles northeast of Dallas to Glenn Heights, 20 miles south of the city.
“When we get an inch or two, people panic”, he said.
An additional 56 injuries were reported in Mississippi after heavy flooding, and more than 240 homes were destroyed or severely damaged, said Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn.
Severe storms were forecast for Sunday night through Monday as a strong cold front pushed through. The flooding is the result of heavy downpours that have been thrashing the southeastern US since Wednesday…
Four inches of rain walloped the city of Mobile, Alabama, on Wednesday – smashing the previous record of 2.2ins set in 1990.
Six people were killed in Tennessee, including three who were found in a auto submerged in a creek, according to the Columbia Police Department. Four people had been transported to local hospitals with minor injuries due to the tornado, Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency Director Jim Coker said.
State authorities told local broadcaster WTVY that they had recovered the body of a 5-year-old boy who drowned when the auto he was in was swept into floodwaters on Friday.
At least 11 people were killed in the Dallas area over the weekend by tornadoes, including one packing winds of up to 320kmh.
The search is continuing for a 22-year-old man who was also in the auto.
Flash flooding closed roads across Alabama and trapped motorists in rapidly rising waters.
More flooding is expected in parts of northern Alabama, and residents have been warned against driving in certain areas. The hardest hit area was by I-30 and police said that it appeared that victims were in cars that were blown off of the highway onto the service road below. An Alabama official said volunteers have worked to distribute sandbags as flooding remained a major concern after severe storms battered the state.
Peak tornado season in the south is in the spring, but such storms can happen at any time.
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