Missouri Flooding Six Dead

But Lisa Muxo, 45, said her basement was already taking on water.

Northern Mississippi residents are still cleaning up from a tornado that struck Wednesday and killed 10 people in the state.

The flooding this weekend in Missouri and IL has now claimed at least 11 lives.

More than 2,900 flights were canceled, and 4,800 deferred last night, Service for monitoring flights – “Flight Aware” reported. “With more heavy rain expected tonight and tomorrow, state emergency management personnel will be working around the clock”.

The bodies of two drowning victims were recovered in Douglas and Dallas counties, Highway Patrol Superintendent J. Bret Johnson said Monday.

A seven year-old boy was killed while riding in a vehicle that was affected by strong storm winds.

Despite declaring a state of emergency on Sunday, Gov. Jay Nixon has no plans so far to activate the Missouri National Guard.

The mayor of St. Louis declared a flood emergency in response to the rising Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is reportedly expected to a make a record crest over the next few days.

The rash of severe weather has spawned deadly tornadoes in Texas, intense flooding in the Midwest and blizzard conditions in New Mexico.

A Missouri sheriff says four soldiers from another country who were temporarily stationed at Fort Leonard Wood are among the six people who have died in flooding in the state.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made disaster declarations Sunday for four counties – Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Ellis – and warned that the number of victims could rise.

Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, say more than 70 structures sustained some type of damage after a tornado touched down on Christmas.

Oklahoma highway officials say many roads are impassable because of wintry weather, downed power lines or flooding. Evelyn Lindstrom looks for her cat that ran away as her home, seen behind her, was damaged by Saturday night’s tornado in Copeville, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015.

Authorities believe the city’s eight tornado victims died when their vehicles were thrown from overpasses in the area of Interstate 30 and the George Bush Turnpike, a major route in the region.

The weekend storms are blamed for at least three deaths in Oklahoma and more than 100 injuries, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Williams said the train was headed eastbound from California.