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| Three dead and 12 missing in Texas and Oklahoma in fierce storms and flooding | Three dead and 12 missing in Texas and Oklahoma in fierce storms and flooding |
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| Related: Record rainfall causes flooding and chaos in Texas and Oklahoma | Related: Record rainfall causes flooding and chaos in Texas and Oklahoma |
| Severe weekend weather in Oklahoma and Texas showed no signs of letting up on Monday, as forecasters predicted continuing storms and possible tornadoes across the plains states. | Severe weekend weather in Oklahoma and Texas showed no signs of letting up on Monday, as forecasters predicted continuing storms and possible tornadoes across the plains states. |
| At least three people were reported to have died and 12 were said to be missing. In Mexico, near the Texas border, 10 people died when a tornado hit the city of Ciudad Acuna at around 6.40am on Monday. | |
| Photos from the scene showed cars with their hoods ripped off, resting upended against single-story houses. One car’s frame was bent around the gate of a house. A bus was flipped and crumpled on a roadway. | |
| In the US, storms covered the stretch of land from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes over the Memorial Day weekend. Oklahoma and Texas bore the brunt of the damage. | |
| The National Weather Service (NWS) warned on Monday morning that the region would be hit by severe thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening. There was also a moderate chance of damaging winds, tornadoes and widespread hail, some baseball-sized. | The National Weather Service (NWS) warned on Monday morning that the region would be hit by severe thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening. There was also a moderate chance of damaging winds, tornadoes and widespread hail, some baseball-sized. |
| At least three American residents have died in the storms. In Oklahoma, firefighter Jason Farley died after being swept into a storm drain while attempting to evacuate residents. A Tulsa woman died in a weather-related traffic accident. Texas officials confirmed that one person died in San Marcos – where at least 12 people are missing. | |
| May is the rainiest month on record in Oklahoma. Albert Ashwood, the state’s emergency management department director, warned about damage to roadways and cautioned against using the streets during a popular weekend for travel. | |
| “This is a holiday weekend, and Oklahomans want to get out and observe their Memorial Day traditions, but we are asking everyone to please exercise extreme caution in doing so,” Ashwood told the Oklahoman. | “This is a holiday weekend, and Oklahomans want to get out and observe their Memorial Day traditions, but we are asking everyone to please exercise extreme caution in doing so,” Ashwood told the Oklahoman. |
| At least 2,000 Texas residents were forced out of their homes. The central part of the state was particularly hard hit, especially the cities of San Marcos and Wimberley, near the Blanco river – which has measured at 40ft, the highest it had reached since 2010. | At least 2,000 Texas residents were forced out of their homes. The central part of the state was particularly hard hit, especially the cities of San Marcos and Wimberley, near the Blanco river – which has measured at 40ft, the highest it had reached since 2010. |
| The Hays County emergency management coordinator, Kharley Smith, estimated that 350 to 400 homes in Wimberley had been destroyed. Texas governor Greg Abbott was set to tour the ravaged city on Monday. | The Hays County emergency management coordinator, Kharley Smith, estimated that 350 to 400 homes in Wimberley had been destroyed. Texas governor Greg Abbott was set to tour the ravaged city on Monday. |
| In Johnson County, just outside Dallas, residents grappled with the third large flood in four weeks that have also included the region’s largest earthquake and a mile-wide tornado. | In Johnson County, just outside Dallas, residents grappled with the third large flood in four weeks that have also included the region’s largest earthquake and a mile-wide tornado. |
| Jamie Moore, the county’s emergency management coordinator, said the weather events were unprecedented in the area’s history. | Jamie Moore, the county’s emergency management coordinator, said the weather events were unprecedented in the area’s history. |
| “People who lived here their entire lives can’t remember a spring like this,” the Dallas Morning News. | “People who lived here their entire lives can’t remember a spring like this,” the Dallas Morning News. |