The woman died Wednesday in a multiday severe weather outbreak that caused tornadoes, powerful winds and huge hail in parts of the Central and Southern U.S.
A powerful tornado carved an 8-mile path through Salado, Texas, wiping out dozens of homes and injuring 23 people. NBC News’ Sam Brock is there. North Dakota was hit by a blizzard, and video shows a big rig in Iowa barely outrunning a twister.
Meanwhile, a crippling April blizzard could shatter snowfall records across the northern Plains with 2 to 3 feet of snow forecast accompanied by 50 mph winds.
Tornadoes, hail, and drenching rains are lashing the South for the third time in three weeks, and storms from Texas to South Carolina have spawned more than 50 reported twisters since Monday.
Thousands of people have missed spring break as severe weather grounds thousands of flights. Frustrated passengers scramble to make new plans after layovers turned into multi-night stays.