A powerful storm system that spawned tornadoes and flooding killed at least eight people, including three children, over the weekend and left a trail of damaged homes, splintered trees and power outages stretching from Texas to the Northeast. At least 17 tornadoes blew through Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Ohio. The storms also dumped snow on parts of the Midwest and deluged the Northeast with heavy rain before moving out to sea Monday. In Franklin, Tex., about 125 miles south of Dallas, a tornado destroyed 55 homes, a church, four businesses, a duplex and part of the local housing authority building, the authorities said. Four people died in Texas, two in Louisiana, and one each in Mississippi and Alabama.

Source: New York Times April 15, 2019 16:09 UTC