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  • Tornadoes In Texas Leave A 40-Mile Trail Of Devastation [Photos]

    The violent tornadoes which pounded the Texas area on Sunday left many people homeless and killed at least 11 people.

    According to reports, the National Weather Service confirmed on Sunday night that nine tornadoes had ripped through the Lone Star State and moved through Rowlett, Garland and Sunnyvale. Eleven people were reportedly killed in Dallas and Collin counties.

    A tornado that pummeled Garland, Sunnyvale, and Rowlett on Saturday evening and claimed eight lives, was classified as an EF4, the second strongest grading on the scale used to gauge the strength of a tornado, with winds ranging from 166 and 200 mph. The tornado that attacked Copeville and took the lives of two people, was classified as an EF2, with winds up to 125 mph.

    The deadly tornadoes in Texas started from Hillsboro in the south and moved northward to Blue Ridge, and eventually covered the northeastern region of Sulphur Springs over the holidays.

    The trail of devastation in the Texas areas was reported to be 40 miles long, causing hundreds of people to lose their homes and evacuate to emergency shelters. By Sunday evening, weather forecasters warned the public to expect more rain and snow. Power was also cut off in Rowlett and other devastated counties.

    Watch Raw Footage of the Damage Caused by the Tornadoes in Texas

    “This is catastrophic,” Brian Funderburk, Rowlett city manager, stated. “We are going to have many people displaced for months.”

    According to The Washington Post, the tornadoes that rocked Texas is the deadliest since the 1950s.

    Initial reports claimed an estimated 1,000 homes and buildings were reduced to debris throughout Dallas, Ellis, and Collin.

    Gov. Greg Abbott addressed the aftermath of the calamity on Sunday afternoon by urging Texas residents to be safe and to pay attention to instructions given by authorities.

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott Talks About Recent Tornadoes in Texas

    “I want to emphasize the compassion, support, and prayers that I and the first lady off to those … who have lost a family member,” said Abbott of the deadly tornadoes in Texas.

  • Mississippi Tornado Kills Four During Deadly Weather Day in the South

    A Mississippi tornado has left four dead in its wake as it tore through the northern portion of the state and into Tennessee, authorities said.

    The large and extremely dangerous tornado touched down near Clarksdale, the National Weather Service said, before moving through the northern portion of Mississippi and into Tennessee.

    Two more people were killed in Perry County, Tennessee, southwest of Nashville, as the storm system moved through the south.

    According to Tennessee emergency management director, Gary Rogers, two other people are still missing. Three homes were destroyed by the storm, which Rogers told CNN affiliate WZTV was the result of a likely tornado.

    Among the dead is a 7-year-old Mississippi boy. Marshall County Coroner James Anderson said the boy was in a car with his family near Holly Springs, when a tornado came through the area. Although Anderson did not provide details on how the boy died, he confirmed it was weather-related.

    Three others died in Benton County as a result of the deadly storm, authorities confirmed.

    According to Greg Flynn, spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, there were at least 40 people across six Mississippi counties injured as a result of the wild weather.

    A seventh person — an 18-year-old woman — died Wednesday morning in Arkansas as a result of the deadly storm system. The woman was killed when a tree fell through her roof. Four other people were in the house at the time the storm hit, including an 18-month-old, who survived.