Powerful storms brought hail, gusty winds and suspected tornadoes to communities from eastern Texas to western Alabama, killing a woman and 3 children, damaging property and leaving thousands without power Saturday.
The latest: The National Weather Service warned the strong storm system was moving from the Mississippi Valley through the Appalachians Sunday. "Damaging winds and large hail will be possible, with a few isolated tornadoes in parts of the Ohio Valley southward through the southern Appalachians and northeast Gulf Coast," it said.
Details: The Angelina County Sheriff's Department in Texas said a child, 8, and a 3-year-old died when a tree fell on a car and trapped them inside. A woman died in a weather-related incident involving debris near Weches in Houston County, the sheriff’s office said, according to NBC. In Louisiana, Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office said the drowning death of a boy, 13, was linked to severe weather in Louisiana, Knoe8 reports.
- Robertson County Sheriff's Office said a tornado in Franklin injured several people and damaged homes in the area. "A preliminary damage survey in Robertson County has found a tornado with peak intensity of EF-3 and winds of 140 MPH," NWS Fort Worth tweeted.
- More than 60,000 people were without power, mainly in central and eastern Texas, poweroutageus.com estimated Saturday evening.
- The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for Gautier MS, Escatawpa MS, Helena, and Big Point, Mississippi, early Sunday, as twisters and severe storms reported along the state line with Alabama.
