Storms cause flooding, tornadoes

Storms cause flooding, tornadoes

DALLAS

Powerful storms dumped heavy rain on parts of Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma on Tuesday, causing flooding that led to a school-bus rescue, property damage from tornadoes and the death of a boater whose canoe capsized in strong winds.

By the time the slow-moving storm system leaves Texas and Oklahoma — likely today — it could dump up to a foot of rain on some areas, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jennifer McNatt. It could linger in Arkansas and Louisiana through Friday.

EF-1 tornadoes — the weakest type — touched down Monday and Tuesday morning in a rural area southwest of Fort Worth, Texas, according to weather service meteorologist Juan Hernandez.

US student killed in Israel was Army vet

nashville, tenn.

A West Point graduate who served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan was the Vanderbilt University student stabbed to death during a series of attacks in Israel, officials said.

Taylor Force, a 28-year-old MBA student, died during a school-sponsored trip to learn about startup companies overseas. Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos, in a letter notifying students, faculty and staff, called the incident a “horrific act of violence” but provided no details.

A dozen Israelis, civilians and police officers, also were wounded in the knife and gun attacks that authorities in Tel Aviv said were carried out by Palestinians.

Police search for suspect in 5 deaths

KANSAS CITY, Kan.

Dozens of officers searched farmland in central Missouri on Tuesday for a man suspected of killing a man at a nearby house just hours after fatally shooting four people at his neighbor’s home about 170 miles away in Kansas.

Two helicopters, police dogs and at least one SWAT team were helping look for Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino near New Florence, said Capt. John Hotz, a Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman. The patrol said he was considered dangerous and may be armed with an AK-47.

Several schools were placed on lockdown, with officers stationed at the buildings.

S. Korea announces sanctions on North

SEOUL, South Korea

South Korea said Tuesday it is imposing unilateral sanctions on North Korea over its recent nuclear test and rocket launch, including a ban on financial dealings with 40 individuals and 30 entities.

The announcement came a day after North Korea warned of pre-emptive nuclear strikes in response to the start of U.S.-South Korean military drills it views as a rehearsal for invasion. This year’s annual drills, set to run until late April, are the largest ever.

Iran launches missiles in exercise

TEHRAN, Iran

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched several medium-range and short-range ballistic missiles in recent days as part of a military exercise, the Guard announced Tuesday.

The missiles had ranges of between 185 and 1,250 miles, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Guard’s aerospace division, said, according to the state news agency IRNA.

The longer ends of that range appear to exceed limits that the U.N. Security Council has imposed in connection to resolutions banning Iran from developing missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Iran says none of its missiles are designed to carry nuclear weapons.

Associated Press