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U.S. NEWSTuesday 29 December 2015

US Midwest storm brings twisters, floods; not over yet

DAVID WARREN the tornadoes that swept of 11 states and heavy rain
REESE DUNKLIN through the Dallas area in already-waterlogged
Associated Press Saturday and caused sub- parts of Missouri and Arkan-
GARLAND, Texas (AP) stantial damage. That, sas.
— The storm system that plus the flooding in Missouri The system caused nearly
spawned tornadoes in and Illinois, was the latest 900 flights to be canceled
Texas over the weekend in a succession of severe —more than a third of
brought winter storm woes weather events across which were at Chicago’s
to the Midwest on Monday, the U.S. that have led to at two main airports — and
worsening flooding already least 45 deaths in less than 500 to be delayed, accord-
blamed for more than a a week. ing to flight-tracking service
dozen deaths and prompt- A range of precipitation FlightAware.
ing hundreds of flight can- was forecast Monday for Authorities in Georgia said
celations. the country’s midsection, they recovered the body
At least 11 people died including heavy snow, ice of a man whose car was
and dozens were injured in and blustery winds in parts swept away when flood-

A Jeep Liberty sits destroyed on Shipman Street after a tornado
in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. The storm system that
spawned tornadoes in Texas over the weekend brought winter
storm woes to the Midwest on Monday, worsening flooding al-
ready blamed for more than a dozen deaths.

(N. Hunsinger/ Dallas Morning News/AP)

waters overtook it. They Sunday for four counties in-
also recovered a second cluding Dallas and warned
body, a death they said lat- that the number of victims
er Monday did not appear could rise.
to be storm-related. The governor of Oklahoma
In North Texas, officials es- declared a state of emer-
timated as many as 1,450 gency amid blizzard con-
homes were damaged or ditions and warnings of se-
destroyed by at least nine vere flooding. Oklahoma
tornadoes. emergency officials say
Natalie Guzman, 33, took more than 50 people have
photos of her family’s home been injured and about
in Garland, a Dallas sub- 175,000 are without power.
urb. The garage wall had To the northeast, several
collapsed and the roof inches of rain caused flood-
fell in. The only part of the ing in Illinois and Missouri,
house that appeared to where Gov. Jay Nixon also
be spared was the mas- declared a state of emer-
ter bathroom, where her gency.
brother-in-law took shel-
ter Saturday night. He was Nixon says the state’s
the only one at home and death toll from days of
told her he had just enough pounding rainfall has risen
time to get himself and his to 10, and he expects that
dogs into the bathroom. number to grow. State of-
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ficials say there have been
made disaster declarations more than 200 road clo-
sures statewide.q