- 3 people dead after North Dakota tornado; 34,000 Minnesotans without power after storms
- I-40 closed again near NC-TN line after rockslide, flooding; TDOT says repairs could take 2 weeks
- Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead
- Houston care home owner creates emergency kits to help seniors during hurricane evacuations
- Flooding and rock slides close heavily damaged I-40 section in Smoky Mountains
Major storm drops feet of snow and spawns tornadoes

Winter storm alerts are posted from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes as the East Coast prepares for a powerful blast of ice and snow. In the South, a rare December outbreak of tornadoes has killed several people in Lousiana as the threat moves into Alabama and Florida. Elise Preston has the latest.