The governors of New Mexico, Texas and Missouri declared states of emergency for all or parts of their states over the weekend to better handle storm damage. That, plus the flooding in Missouri and IL, was the latest in a succession of severe weather events across the USA that have led to at least 45 deaths in less than a week.
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The agency also reported 10 storm-related deaths. The weather service said damage indicated it was likely an EF-3 tornado, which has winds up to 165 miles per hour.
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Texas Gov Greg Abbott made disaster declarations Sunday for four counties – Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Ellis – and warned that the number of victims could rise. 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. Authorities say that even in areas where the warning has expired, residual blowing and drifting is expected and will make conditions unsafe.
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On Monday, wind gusts as fast as 73 miles per hour were recorded in several parts of New Mexico, Otto said.
That snow will eventually work its way down to Dallas, blanketing and freezing over communities in the middle of tornado clean-up.
With treacherous travel conditions, many who did not have to take to the roads or the skies counted their good fortune.
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.
Vehicle accidents from icy roads were reported across mostly central and western Oklahoma.
In Oklahoma, crews were busy treating highways and bridges with salt and sand, according to Oklahoma’s Department of Energy Management.
Winter storms that brought ice and high winds to Oklahoma downed power lines and 54,000 customers were without power on Monday in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas, Oklahoma Gas & Electric said.
More than 20 states were under a weather watch or warning.
This is the tear-jerking moment a tiny puppy is rescued from the rubble of a home destroyed after a killer tornado ripped through Texas. Tornado warnings were already in effect in Alabama, meaning a tornado had been sighted.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said that at least eight fatalities due to flash flooding were reported in his state.
Six people died overnight when two separate vehicles drove into flooded roadways in south-central Missouri, Pulaski County Sheriff Ronald Long said. Though both lanes closed Sunday because of rising flood waters, the westbound lanes reopened Monday morning.
The body of a 22-year-old man was found in northern Oklahoma, while a second man is still missing after the two went duck hunting together and their boat capsized. According to Weather Underground, eight people died Saturday night in the Missouri floods.
“Sleet/freezing rain expected to be a greater concern than snow”, the office said. The county has witnessed widespread flooding this week.
“We need you to remain vigilant”, he told a news conference, urging residents to take cover, and stay off the roads if possible. Another large chunk came from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport; several tornadoes touched down Saturday in the Dallas suburbs.
Southwest Airlines canceled 70 flights across its system Sunday, spokesman Dan Landson said.
The family’s vehicle was overcome with flood water and ended up in a ditch near Tyler’s Pinson home.
“I feel so bad for my kids because everything they were so excited for (at Christmas) is gone now”, Garland resident Terri Sykora said.
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“Everything happened in seconds” said a Garland resident as he viewed the destruction. “But we’re feeding them, we’re sheltering them, we’re providing health services”, she said. Churches have been destroyed and trees toppled across a 64km area.
