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Three die in US storms as states brace for further woe and travel chaos Six die in US storms as states brace for further woe and travel chaos
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An enormous storm system that dumped snow and sleet on the US midwest and unleashed damaging tornadoes around the Deep South began punching its way toward the north-east on Wednesday, slowing holiday travel. Three deaths were reported. The death toll rose to six Wednesday from winter storms in the US midsection that pushed toward the north-east. More than 600 flights were cancelled in the storm's path.
More than 325 flights around were canceled as of Wednesday morning, according to the flight tracker FlightAware.com. Most were at airports in the path of the storm. Two passengers in a car on a sleet-slickened Arkansas highway died when the vehicle crossed the center line and struck an SUV.
Blizzard conditions were possible Wednesday for parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. By the end of the week, that snow was expected to move into the north-east. In Oklahoma, the highway patrol said a 76-year-old woman died 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.
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. The storm's winds were also blamed Tuesday for toppling a tree onto a truck in Texas, killing the driver, and a tree onto a house in Louisiana, killing a man.
Thirty-four tornadoes were reported in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama during Tuesday's outbreak, the National Weather Service said. More than 900 flights nationwide had been cancelled by near midday Wednesday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.com. More cancellations were likely, with Washington, New York and Philadelphia expected to see the most problems.
/>Blizzard conditions were possible Wednesday for parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
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. Thirty-four tornadoes were reported in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama during Tuesday's outbreak, the National Weather Service said. The storms left more than 100,000 in the region without power for a while, darkening Christmas celebrations.
Camera footage captured the approach of the large funnel cloud in Mobile, Alabama, the biggest city hit by numerous twisters.
A large section of the roof on the city's Trinity Episcopal Church was missing, said Scott Rye, a senior warden at the church.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.On Christmas Eve, the church with about 500 members was crowded for services.
"Thank God this didn't happen last night," Rye said."Thank God this didn't happen last night," Rye said.
On Tuesday, winds toppled a tree onto a pickup truck in Texas, killing the driver, and a 53-year-old Louisiana man was killed when a tree fell on his house. Icy roads were blamed for a 21-vehicle pileup in Oklahoma, and the Highway Patrol said a 28-year-old woman was killed in a crash.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency, saying eight counties reported damages and some injuries.
One likely tornado damaged a dozen homes and sent eight people to the hospital, none with life-threatening injuries, said Pearl River County emergency management agency director Danny Manley.