More than 30 million Americans across the nation's northern tier were under winter weather advisories or warnings Wednesday while tornadoes swept the South as a deadly winter storm continued its damaging march across the country.
A massive swath of the country faces warnings for potentially dangerous winter weather as a storm heads east from the West Coast.More than 30 million Americans across the nation's northern tier were under winter weather advisories or warnings Wednesday while tornadoes swept the South as aA line of tornadoes and severe storms rolling through Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida was blamed for at least two deaths and injuring dozens.
In Louisiana, a young boy was found dead after a tornado destroyed his Keithville home 10 miles from Shreveport, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office said early Wednesday. A short time later, the body of his mother was found a block away under tornado debris. An adult male was hospitalized, the sheriff's office said in a "First responders will continue to search the area for unknown victims," the post added.
In Grapevine, 20 miles northwest of Dallas, at least five people were injured, and a Sam's Club, a Walmart and the Grapevine Mills Mall were among businesses damaged, police said. A least two people were reported injured in Decatur, Texas, about 70 miles northwest of Dallas, one when wind overturned a vehicle and another by flying debris.
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