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Has swept across the south knocking out power and causing damage in several states. five deaths are being blamed on the storms. four in alabama and one in florida. storm damage has been reported in mississippi and louisiana. and nbc s jacob rascon has more. reporter: a messy start to the year across the country. the south pummeled by severe thunderstorms. a tornado touching down in mississippi. flash flood warnings in jackson, alabama. damage in marksville, louisiana. and a direct hit in houston, texas. kevin masterson says lightning caused a fire in his house while he was still inside. you would tell it was bad very quickly and we had to get out. further north across the great plains, another severe system dumping snow and ice. crews having trouble keeping up with the slick roads. typical weather this time of the year for the dakotas and minnesota, but in the pacific northwest, seattle saw its first subsntial ow on new year s ....