Severe storms in South and Midwest turn deadly
Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes.
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Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes.
The Thursday morning commute will be slick across North Texas as rain moves in.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for Delta, Ellis, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties until 2 a.m.
On Sunday, a dryline and cold front will bring another chance of strong to severe storms.
At least three people have died due to severe storms in South Texas this week as rescues were still ongoing Friday.
About 47 million people faced an enhanced to moderate severe storm threat from Madison, Wisconsin, to Birmingham, Alabama.
A cap is a weather term used when atmospheric conditions keep severe storms from forming.
Wind speeds in some areas topped 70 miles per hour, nearly equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane.
Thousands of North Texas residents are without power Tuesday morning, with Dallas County reporting the most outages.
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Many Oncor customers are without electricity due to early morning storms, with Wise County facing the highest number of outages.
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Francine made landfall in southern Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish, the National Hurricane Center said.
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This spring brought an extraordinary amount of rain, thunderstorms, and tornadoes to North Texas.
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Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes.
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Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day due to the chance of storms.
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