At least nine people have been killed as severe storms sweep across parts of the U.S. South and Southwest, unleashing high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain in Texas, Louisiana and Alabama.
A tornado devastated homes along Settlement Road near Carrollton in Pickens County, Ala., killing several people Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, as strong thunderstorms swept through the southeastern United States. Larry Jones stands on what remains of a porch from one of the houses that was destroyed. Jones' home was spared but he located the fatalities as he helped search for his neighbors.
Two first responders were killed and another was critically injured in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday morning after they were hit by a vehicle while working the scene of a traffic accident in icy conditions, officials said. In Alabama, three people were confirmed killed near Carrollton in Pickens County, the National Weather Service in Birmingham said on Twitter. The Alabama Emergency Management Agency said the deaths were caused by an “embedded tornado within a long line of intense thunderstorms.”
Also in Louisiana, Raymond Holden, 75, was killed in his bed when a tree fell on his home in Oil City, crushing him, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office.PowerOutage.us, The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reported Saturday morning that portions of several highways in the southeastern part of the state were closed due to flooding. The Arkansas Department of Transportation reported that portions of several state highways across the state, particularly in the southeastern portion of Arkansas were closed due to downed trees and power lines and to flooding.
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