The Nation : Seven Die in Texas Floods

Flash floods spawned by violent thunderstorms swept several cars off roads in northern Texas and left seven persons dead, authorities said in Dallas. Three persons, including a fire chief attempting a rescue, died in a flash flood in Rockwall. In Duncanville, a man died and his wife and two children were missing after their car was swept away by a rampaging creek. The other deaths were in separate flood-related accidents, authorities said. Elsewhere in the area, wave after wave of funnel clouds passed over Smith County, where three tornadoes touched down. No injuries were reported.