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Storms heading northeast in US kills 6
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December 27, 2012, Thursday
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THE death toll has risen to six from winter storms in the US midsection that are pushing toward the Northeast.
Two passengers in a car on a sleet-slickened Arkansas highway died yesterday when the vehicle crossed the center line and struck an SUV.
In Oklahoma, the Highway Patrol said a 76-year-old woman died on Tuesday when a truck crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the car she was in. The Highway Patrol earlier reported that a 28-year-old woman was killed in another crash.
The storm winds were also blamed on Tuesday for toppling a tree onto a truck in Texas, killing the driver, and a tree onto a house in Louisiana, killing a man.
More than 600 flights around the US had been cancelled by near midday yesterday, according to the flight tracker FlightAware.com. More cancelations were likely, with Washington, New York and Philadelphia expected to see the most problems.
Blizzard conditions were possible yesterday for parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. By the end of the week, that snow was expected to move into the Northeast.
Rare winter tornadoes damaged buildings in Louisiana and Alabama. The storms left more than 100,000 in the region without power for a while, darkening Christmas celebrations.
Thirty-four tornadoes were reported in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama during Tuesday's outbreak, the National Weather Service said.
Camera footage captured the approach of the large funnel cloud in Mobile, Alabama, the biggest city hit by numerous twisters. The storms blew the roofs off homes, and several places saw flash flooding.
A large section of the roof on the city's Trinity Episcopal Church was missing, said Scott Rye, a senior warden at the church. On Christmas Eve, the church with about 500 members was crowded for services.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency, saying eight counties reported damages and some injuries.
Two passengers in a car on a sleet-slickened Arkansas highway died yesterday when the vehicle crossed the center line and struck an SUV.
In Oklahoma, the Highway Patrol said a 76-year-old woman died on Tuesday when a truck crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the car she was in. The Highway Patrol earlier reported that a 28-year-old woman was killed in another crash.
The storm winds were also blamed on Tuesday for toppling a tree onto a truck in Texas, killing the driver, and a tree onto a house in Louisiana, killing a man.
More than 600 flights around the US had been cancelled by near midday yesterday, according to the flight tracker FlightAware.com. More cancelations were likely, with Washington, New York and Philadelphia expected to see the most problems.
Blizzard conditions were possible yesterday for parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. By the end of the week, that snow was expected to move into the Northeast.
Rare winter tornadoes damaged buildings in Louisiana and Alabama. The storms left more than 100,000 in the region without power for a while, darkening Christmas celebrations.
Thirty-four tornadoes were reported in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama during Tuesday's outbreak, the National Weather Service said.
Camera footage captured the approach of the large funnel cloud in Mobile, Alabama, the biggest city hit by numerous twisters. The storms blew the roofs off homes, and several places saw flash flooding.
A large section of the roof on the city's Trinity Episcopal Church was missing, said Scott Rye, a senior warden at the church. On Christmas Eve, the church with about 500 members was crowded for services.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency, saying eight counties reported damages and some injuries.
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