Tornadoes, Flooding and Wildfires Hit South and California, Killing at Least One
Severe storms and wildfires disrupted travel and damaged property across the South, Midwest and West as millions remained under alert.
Nbc NewsTornadoes ripped through Mississippi and left at least one person dead in Texas while a destructive tornado tore through a Texas neighborhood and another swept through a city in Oklahoma. Deadly flash flooding struck parts of Texas, where officers rescued an infant from a flooded car.
Wildfires burned thousands of acres in California, raged in southern Georgia and destroyed homes, and exploded across Florida and Georgia.
Storms snarled holiday travel from coast to coast as torrential rain and dangerous floods threatened holiday plans. Extreme weather threatened more than 10 million people from the Plains to the Midwest, and millions remained on alert for severe weather with dangerous conditions expected. Crews scrambled to contain several wildfires raging in California.
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