Texas tornado death toll increases to 11 as meteorologists say the worst of the storms has passed… but the state could be hit with SNOW next
Eight dead are reported in Garland, Texas, when a large tornado hit a busy highway on Saturday
Two people died in Copeville and one in Blue Ridge in Collin County, and another reported dead in another storm
About 50,000 people are without power across the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Saturday
Unseasonably warm weather starting on Wednesday helped spawn torrential rain and deadly storms that left at least 21 people in three states dead and dozens of families homeless by Christmas Eve
Among the dead from several days of rough weather were eight people from Mississippi, including a 7-year-old boy who died while riding in a car that was swept up and tossed by storm winds
Six people were killed in Tennessee, including three found in a car submerged in a creek, according to the Columbia Police Department
One person died in Arkansas, and dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed
The Texas and Oklahoma panhandles are bracing for what National Weather Service forecasters are calling a ‘historic blizzard’
By Kelly Mclaughlin and Alexandra Klausner and Kiri Blakeley
Dailymail.com
27 December 2015
Eleven people were killed and another 38 were injured in Texas the day after Christmas when raging storms and tornadoes blew through the area, according to reports.
Meteorologists say, however, that the worst of the storms has passed, and that snow could be on its way, as temperatures are cooling down across the nation.
Eight of the fatalities came when a destructive tornado hit Garland, where 15 others were also injured.
Garland Police Lt Pedro Barineau said in a morning news conference that the death toll rose by three people since Saturday night, when a tornado struck.
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