past week. tornadoes devastating north texas. at least 11 died in the dallas area over the weekend. texas governor declaring a disaster in four counties, the threat is not over. a crippling blizzard is expected to follow those deadly storms. >> really unbelievable weather. winter storm warning stretching from texas to michigan. states of emergency are in effect in missouri because of flooding and in new mexico due to heavy snow. let's begin our coverage with nick valencia, in hard-hit garland, texas this morning. >> this is one of the hardest hit areas of garlin, texas. eight of the deaths happened in this city. behind me, you can see this apartment complex. several people inside. there were injuries. local police tell me everyone was barely able to escape alive. >> whoa, i just got a lightning