Deadliest December

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Texas twisters and deadly storms have claimed the lives of at least eight people in Garland, Texas with five of them when their cars were blown off a motorway.

In west Texas, snow combined with high winds to cause drifts that left a number of roads impassable. Meanwhile, heavy rains have caused flooding further north, leaving 12 people dead in Missouri and Illinois.

A deadly, fierce December for tornadoes http://usat.ly/1OtP7Cu

11 people killed by tornadoes in Dallas area http://upi.com/6202684t

Christmastime storms, tornadoes kill at least 41 in U.S http://reut.rs/1QT6TiZ

Texas storms kill at least 11 overnight | PBS NewsHour http://to.pbs.org/1kmFmrM

Tornadoes Touch Down Near Dallas, Killing Multiple People http://n.pr/1JClrM1

BBC News - Texas tornadoes: Eleven killed in Dallas area http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35184869

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