National Geographic At least nine tornadoes barreled through Texas over the weekend, killing at least 11 and damaging up to 1,000 buildings and homes across Dallas and the surrounding counties. What's behind such deadly weather this winter?

HuffPost Green Roughly eight tornadoes may have touched down across seven counties.

Yahoo News American Airlines says it’s pledging a $100,000 donation to a Texas chapter of the American Red Cross to help those in the Dallas-Fort Worth area who were affected by the tornadoes.

MSNBC The tornado activity comes days after tornadoes and severe storms swept through parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama, killing at least 18 people.

CNN Death toll in north Texas storms rises to 11; at least 15 reported injured in Garland, Texas. cnn.it/1NRwJhw

Reuters Eight people died in the greater Dallas area as a storm system brought tornadoes and flooding on Saturday, increasing the death toll from harsh weather in the southern United States this week to 26, according to officials and local media.

Huffington Post UK Devastating pictures

CBS News Eight people have been confirmed dead after storms and tornadoes ripped through North Texas on Saturday, authorities say.

ABC News Four people were confirmed dead in the Garland, Texas area, outside Dallas, after tornadoes and severe storms tore through the area, Garland Police said: http://abcn.ws/1OfaSUH

The New York Times The death toll from storms in the South rose to at least 22 people on Saturday as flooding continued in Mississippi and a half-dozen tornadoes were reported in the Dallas area.