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Parts of the country are dealing with dangerously high heat as some are still without power following weekend storms. Tornadoes are also still threatening the central U.S. after a deadly twister hit Mississippi early Monday. Omar Villafranca reports.

Tropical Storm Bret has proven to be a “unique” system with its emergence early into the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams, who is tracking Tropical Storm Bret, discusses hurricane season so far and what makes Bret unique.

Residents of Jasper County, Mississippi, are recovering after several tornadoes pummeled the area. Severe storms will bring heat and dangerous winds to the South in the coming days. Omar Villafranca reports from Dallas, Texas.

At least one person was killed and more than 20 were injured when a powerful tornado touched down in Louin, Mississippi, overnight. At least 26 tornadoes were reported across 10 states over the weekend, destroying multiple homes. Omar Villafranca reports.

Following a weekend of extreme heat and deadly tornadoes, more severe weather is expected to impact the South. The Weather Channel meteorologist Chris Warren has the forecast.

Forecasters say the storm could strengthen into a hurricane in the coming days.

Intense heat and humidity are suffocating parts of Texas with a heat index above 120 degrees in some areas. The heat comes on the heels of a tornado that killed three people in the Texas panhandle last week. Stephanie Whitfield, a reporter for Houston CBS affiliate KHOU, has more.

Officials estimated that 20 or 30 homes in the area were either significantly damaged or destroyed by a tornado in Jasper County overnight.

Several parts of the U.S. have been hit by severe weather and triple-digit heat. The Weather Channel meteorologist Paul Goodloe has the forecast for the rest of the weekend.

A tornado a quarter-of-a-mile wide ripped through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton Thursday, leaving three people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. It was part of a severe storm system that also brought flash flooding to the Florida Panhandle. Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power across the South. Omar Villafranca reports from Perryton.

At least three people in Perryton, a town of about 8,100 people in the Panhandle, died when a tornado hit the city Thursday afternoon in a storm that wounded more than 100 other people, Ochiltree County Sheriff Terry Bouchard told local media Friday morning as officials sifted through debris left by the tornado that caught the community by surprise. Three people who had previously been reported missing were found. The extent of damage was not immediately clear…

Recovery efforts are underway in northern Texas after a deadly tornado struck the area. The powerful storm demolished much of the town of Perryton, near the Oklahoma border. At least three people were killed and dozens more were injured. KFDA reporter Alyssa Riggs has more.

Deadly tornadoes flatten neighborhoods in the South and Midwest, and more extreme weather could be on the way this weekend. Also, a Russian hacking group is blamed for a cyberattack that hit some U.S. government agencies. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

Three people in Texas are dead after a tornado tore through Perryton, home to about 8,000 people. CBS News’ Omar Villafranca takes a look at the devastation from the severe weather hitting the South.