Storms sweep across southern U.S., death toll rises to 10

By JUAN A. LOZANO
HOUSTON — Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. were blamed Saturday in the deaths of at least 10 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered a large area of the region.
Storm-related fatalities were reported in Texas due to icy weather, in Alabama from a deadly tornado and in Louisiana, where winds were so strong that they lifted a trailer home off its foundation and carried it several hundred feet.