Storms, tornado kill 14 in central Florida
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ORLANDO, Florida  - Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 14 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.
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Thirteen people were killed Thursday when tornados slammed at least two Alabama towns, causing widespread damage, media in the southeastern US state quoted officials as saying.
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A fresh round of thunderstorms battered parts of the central United States for a fifth day on Thursday as the region battled deadly floods that drove hundreds from their homes.
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At least 19 persons were killed by tornadoes and electrical storms that hit central Florida, the spokesman for Lake County told AFP, as crews searched the area for more victims.
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A fierce storm  swept through central and northern California on Friday,  cutting power to more than 1 million homes and businesses,  closing major roads and canceling flights at several airports.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Tornadoes ripped across the Southern and Midwestern United States on Thursday and killed at least 19 people, most of whom had been taking shelter in a high school that collapsed in southern Alabama.
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The National Weather Service says a tornado destroyed four homes in the Florida Panhandle.
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A tornado tossed cars down streets, damaged dozens of homes and tore off roofs in southwest Florida, officials said Monday. One person was injured by flying the debris.
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At least 12 people have been killed by storm and tornadoes brought by Hurricane Ivan, which slammed ashore early Thursday in the Gulf Coast area in southern United States
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At least one tornado  touched down in Dumas, Arkansas, on Saturday, injuring a number  of people and destroying much of the small town's business  district, while a strong winter storm moved across Colorado and  into the Midwest.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. | Hurricane Ivan blistered the Gulf Coast early Thursday, spawning killer tornadoes, 2Â½-story waves and torrential rain that killed at least 23 people and demolished dozens of waterfront homes.
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CHICAGO, March 1 -- A fierce line of storms stretching from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico spawned deadly tornadoes and blizzards Thursday, killing at least seven people in Alabama, state officials said, and burying chunks of the Midwest under a foot or more of snow.
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Tornadoes plowed across the South from Texas to Alabama, killing four people, wrecking homes and businesses in rural areas and the New Orleans suburbs, and turning trees to kindling.
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PAISLEY, Fla. _ At least 19 people died, many others were injured, hundreds lost homes and thousands remained traumatized as a vicious swarm of thunderstorms and predawn tornadoes ripped through Central and Northeast Florida Friday.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne tore a fresh path of destruction and despair as it continued its march up storm-ravaged Florida, where the fourth major hurricane in six weeks shut down much of the state and prompted recovery plans on a scale never before seen in the nation...
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Rescuers in Florida search for survivors after storms and a tornado kill at least 19 people in the US state.
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Torrential storms flooded parts of central Texas early Wednesday, stranding people on roofs, in trees and in vehicles, and the weather was so treacherous that some helicopter rescue attempts had to be abandoned.