J.C. Betanzos, 11, looks for items from his sister's business and things his deceased mother gave them that blew away during a tornado, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Katy, Texas. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Bystanders watch as first responders work to free a victim after a tree fell on a house in Natchez, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Thomas Graning/The Natchez Democrat via AP)

Neighbors move debris from a woman's home after strong thunderstorms pass through the Greater Houston region, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Porter Heights. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Debris sticks onto trees following a tornado that went through Katy, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A military helicopter that was toppled from its perch in a military veterans park during a violent storm is seen on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Alabama. (AP Photo/Lance George)

Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Ala. (AP Photo/Lance George)

Bystanders hug as first responders work to free a victim after a tree fell on a house in Natchez, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Thomas Graning/The Natchez Democrat via AP)

Alyssa Duncin, 26, walks with her daughter Kingsley Duncin, 3, through the family home just after it was destroyed by a tornado that hit nearby on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Alvin, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Ala. (AP Photo/Lance George)

Saul Rodriguez uses a chain saw to remove debris atop a car from a woman's home after strong thunderstorms pass through the Greater Houston region, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Porter Heights. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The roof of a residential home is seen just after it was destroyed by a tornado that hit nearby on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Alvin, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Debris block a portion of Porter Lane after strong thunderstorms pass through the Greater Houston region, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Porter Heights. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Ala. (AP Photo/Lance George)

Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Ala. (AP Photo/Lance George)

People view damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Ala. (AP Photo/Lance George)

First responders work to free a victim after a tree fell on a house in Natchez, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Thomas Graning/The Natchez Democrat via AP)

Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Ala. (AP Photo/Lance George)

Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Ala. (AP Photo/Lance George)

Metal roofing sheets are seen on trees after strong thunderstorms pass through the Greater Houston region, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Porter Heights. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)