DALLAS, TX - Severe storms caused flooding and tornadoes that killed at least fifteen people and left dozens more injured in Missouri, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas over the weekend.

In Washington County, Arkansas, 76-year-old John C. Vollmar was found dead inside of a vehicle that had been submerged in floodwater, 5NEWS reports. Officials discovered the body after the water had receded over the weekend.

A possible tornado struck Durant, Mississippi, Sunday morning, downing trees and power lines, according to the National Weather Service. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant announced that the state Emergency Managment Agency reported a death in nearby Holmes County.

Saturday a 10-year-old girl was killed when she was swept away by floodwater in Springdale, Arkansas, NWAOnline.com reports. She and her brother were playing in her family's backyard when they climbed a fence and were exposed to fast-moving water in a creek bed. Her body was found near Randall and Lowell roads and she was pronounced dead Sunday.

A 24-year-old woman in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, died overnight Saturday after drowning in Leatherback Creek near Main Street, according to OzarksFirst.com. She was tubing on the creek when she went under around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Search and recovery crews found her body at 7:30 a.m. Sunday

The Missouri Department of Transportation closed both directions of Interstate 44 near Hazelgreen Sunday morning, the Associated Press reports. Officials say the roadway may remain shut down through Moday evening and the area will be monitored until the floodwaters recede.

At least four tornadoes struck Texas east of Dallas in Eustace, Caney City and Canton on Saturday, killing at least four of those people, authorities said. The officials cautioned that the toll, initially put at fivem could rise as search teams go through extensive damages.

The body of a 72-year-old woman was recovered in Clever, Missouri, in the southwestern part of the state, after floodwaters washed away her car Saturday. Her husband was rescued before the vehicle submerged.

Police say 65-year-old Julia Schwede died after a tree fell on her mobile home in De Witt, Arkansas, about 80 miles east of Little Rock. She was lying on her couch when the tree collapsed onto the home, according to Fox16.com.

Authorities in Polaski County, Missouri, told the National Weather Service (NWS) on Sunday that an 18-year-old man had drowned after his vehicle entered a flooded area west of Crocker, about 150 miles southwest of St. Louis.

Three hospitals near Dallas, where the tornadoes struck, reported receiving at least 56 patients. At least two people are in critical condition. The others have non-life-threatening injuries.

The tornadoes were part of the same system that have put millions under flash flood watches and warnings. Parts of southwestern Missouri and northern Arkansas have received up to 11 inches of rain.

The threat of severe thunderstorms, including possible tornadoes, will continue until Monday, and the threat of moderate to major river flooding remains until next week. (Source: The Weather Channel)

Story Date: May 1, 2017