Flood waters and freezing rains caused accidents and took 14 lives as fierce weather hammered Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma over the long holiday weekend. Eight people were killed in floods in North Texas, and six others died of accidents caused by ice storms. People were also swept people from their cars, as the floods proved too strong.
One of the nation's busiest travel weekends saw an inch thick ice accumulation in central Oklahoma, and over 100 crashes were being reported in the Texas panhandle and south Plains through late Friday, according to USA Today.
The storms have been dubbed "Winter Storm Cara" and have been moving slowly towards the Midwest form the plains since Thanksgiving. As of Saturday afternoon, South Dakota, northeast Iowa, northeast Nebraska and southwest Minnesota are still under a winter storm watch.
The South Dakota region saw 14 inches of snow last week, and it has come up to 12 inches. Because of the flash flooding, a woman has been reported missing in Fort Worth, and a few motorists have been rescued in Afton, Okla. Shokoppe, Minn. saw up to 10 inches of snow, while Sioux Falls saw up to six inches, and the Midwest is experiencing up to a foot, Breitbart reported.
After "a major refreeze" Saturday night, "we're expecting a much better day" Sunday "and Monday is expected to be beautiful," said Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Paul Braun in Amarillo.
Broken ice-covered tree limbs downed power lines and cut electricity for more than 60,000 customers in central and southwestern Oklahoma. The forecast for Sunday is expected to bring freezing drizzles in Southern Nebraska and central Kansas, while snow is expected from Colorado to the western Dakotas, Fox News reported.
