ATLANTA (AP) — A weekend storm system sweeping across the Southeast brought tornado warnings to Mississippi and Louisiana, and then took aim at parts of Georgia and Florida, as people in the Northeast were finally getting a reprieve from weeks of bitterly cold temperatures.
Some of the fiercest weather in the South was reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines. The damage was documented by National Weather Service employees who surveyed the area.
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Storm clouds bring rain to the Bay Area, in San Francisco, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Visitors take in city views at Hyde and Lombard streets as rain begins to soak the Bay Area, in San Francisco, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Ice covers a navigational beacon at the end of the South Pier along Lake Michigan, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)
Coast Guard Seaman Leyla Siglam monitors ice breaking from the Coast Guard Cutter Hawser during an ice-clearing operation at Wallabout Bay in the East River in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Ice is in front of the Statue of Liberty as seen from the Coast Guard Cutter Hawser icebreaker tug boat in Upper New York Harbor in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Power poles were snapped and toppled near the Louisiana towns of Jena, Cheneyville and Donaldsonville, the weather service reported.
No deaths or serious injuries were reported, but the damage reports came as the storm system continued into parts of south Georgia and the Florida Panhandle, which were under tornado watches on Sunday.
The storms led to some power outages across southern states, but nowhere near the massive number of outages caused by ice storms late last month in northern Mississippi and Nashville, Tennessee. By Sunday evening, a few thousand customers were still without electricity in Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky and Virginia, according to PowerOutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide.
Meanwhile, the Northeast was beginning to thaw after a weekslong stretch of uncommonly cold weather.
Boston was running nearly 7 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 14 Celsius) below average for February last week, and the city was on pace for its coldest winter in more than a decade. Boston remained cold on Sunday, but this week’s forecast called for temperatures climbing into the high 30s and low 40s, which is closer to the seasonal average.
On the West Coast, much of California braced for a powerful winter storm that was expected to bring drenching thunderstorms, damaging winds and heavy snow in mountain areas. Jacob Spender, a weather service meteorologist in Sacramento, urged people to take precautions in the coming days.
“So if they are traveling, packing winter safety kits. Anything to be prepared. This is a bigger system, and a major system,” Spender said.
Rain that began Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area was forecast to intensify throughout the day and overnight, bringing the risk of flooding. Forecasters said the Sierra Nevada, including ski resorts around Lake Tahoe, could see up to seven feet (two meters) of snow before the storm moves through late Wednesday.
To the south, Los Angeles area residents in some neighborhoods scarred by last year's devastating wildfires were under an evacuation warning through Tuesday because of the potential for mud and debris flows. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she's ordered emergency crews and city departments to prepare to respond to any problems.
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Associated Press journalists Christopher Weber in Los Angeles; Julie Walker in New York City; Patrick Whittle in Portland, Maine; and Jeff Martin in Atlanta contributed.
Storm clouds bring rain to the Bay Area, in San Francisco, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Visitors take in city views at Hyde and Lombard streets as rain begins to soak the Bay Area, in San Francisco, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Ice covers a navigational beacon at the end of the South Pier along Lake Michigan, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)
Coast Guard Seaman Leyla Siglam monitors ice breaking from the Coast Guard Cutter Hawser during an ice-clearing operation at Wallabout Bay in the East River in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Ice is in front of the Statue of Liberty as seen from the Coast Guard Cutter Hawser icebreaker tug boat in Upper New York Harbor in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — India and Pakistan players declined to shake hands before and after the highly-charged group game between the archrivals at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup. India won it by 61 runs on Sunday to secure its place in the next stage.
India opener Ishan Kishan scored 77 off 40 deliveries in a match that only went ahead at Colombo after Pakistan reversed its decision to boycott.
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and India captain Suryakumar Yadav didn't shake hands at the pre-game toss of the coin, extending a freeze that started at last year's acrimonious Asian Cup. Players there refused to shake hands during a tournament that took place amid diplomatic and military tensions between the neighboring countries.
India posted 175-7 on a sticky pitch at R. Premadasa Stadium and dismissed Pakistan for 114 in 18 overs. Despite the heavy defeat, Pakistan can still advance from Group A.
Agha’s decision to bowl first surprised many because the ground has a history of not favoring run chases.
“Our bowlers didn’t bowl well according to the situation and when it came to batting we didn’t apply ourselves, they didn’t give us a chance to go deep in the game,” Agha said.
It wasn't all one-way. India's innings had an early setback when its most aggressive batter, Abhishek Sharma, was dismissed without scoring. Agha bowled the first over with four dot balls and had Sharma caught by Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Kishan got India going with a six and a boundary in the following over and he dominated an 87-run stand for the second wicket with Tilak Varma.
He blazed three sixes and 10 boundaries before being bowled by off spinner Saim Ayub.
Ayub took two wickets in his last over to finish with his career-best T20I bowling of 3-25.
Yadav (32) and Shivam Dube (27) made useful contributions for India.
Seam bowler Hardik Pandya gave India an ideal start with a wicket-maiden to start, dismissing Sahibzada Farhan with the fourth delivery of the innings.
Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in the next over to have Pakistan reeling at 13-3 and spinner Axar Patel bowled Babar Azam (5) in the fifth over to leave Pakistan 34-4.
Usman Khan resisted with a 34-ball 44 but was stumped when he stepped out to hit Patel.
Agha said his Pakistan lineup must now focus on securing its place in the last eight.
Second-place U.S. and third-place Pakistan have four points each in Group A but Pakistan still has a game in hand against Namibia, which is 0-3 so far.
“You have to see the bigger picture," Agha said, "we need to win that game and qualify … and then a new tournament starts.”
India and Pakistan could meet again in the semifinals or final. That game would also be played in Sri Lanka, which is co-hosting the tournament with India.
Leading into the Colombo match, Agha said it was up to the Indian players to decide whether or not they'd revive the pre- and post-match handshakes that are customary in international cricket.
Yadav, for his part, had been non-committal.
Pakistan’s government considered withdrawing its team from Sunday’s match after the International Cricket Council kicked Bangladesh out of the World Cup for refusing to play matches in India, citing security concerns.
Pakistan only agreed to play after intense discussions with the ICC.
Political and military tensions have meant the two teams have not played a bilateral series for years, and that has given elevated status to their games at ICC events.
India has not traveled to Pakistan since 2008 and Pakistan visited India for the 50-over World Cup in 2023, but has since played ICC tournaments at neutral venues.
India has won 13 of the 17 T20 internationals contested against Pakistan.
In Mumbai, West Indies notched its third successive win in Group C when it thumped Nepal by nine wickets and qualified for the Super 8 stage.
West Indies had already beaten Scotland and England.
Nepal opened the tournament with a narrow loss to England, but is out of contention following heavy defeats to Italy and West Indies.
Fast bowler Jason Holder returned 4-27 and restricted Nepal to 133-8. Shai Hope then smashed an unbeaten 61 off 44 balls and Shimron Hetmyer scored 46 as West Indies cruised to 134-1 in 15.2 overs.
Sanjay Krishnamurthi kept American hopes of Super 8 qualification alive with a maiden T20I half-century – 68 not out off 33 balls – in the 31-run victory over Namibia.
Skipper Monank Patel scored 52 off 30 balls as the U.S. notched its tournament highest score – 199-4 in 20 overs. Namibia was restricted to 168-6 in reply.
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Indian fans celebrate Indian team's victory against Pakistan in ICC men's T20 World Cup cricket match played at Colombo in Sri Lanka, in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Pakistan's Usman Tariq is bowled out by India's Hardik Pandya during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, and Ishan Kishan celebrate after India won their T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, and Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha walk past each other after the coin toss of the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, left, looks at India's captain Suryakumar Yadav after the coin toss of the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav tosses the coin before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
West Indies' captain Shai Hope, right and Shimron Hetmyer run between the wickets to score during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Nepal and West Indies in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
West Indies' Jason Holder, second left, Nepal's Aarif Sheikh during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Nepal and West Indies in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
West Indies' captain Shai Hope, right, pats on the shoulder of Nepal's captain Rohit Paudel after the coin toss during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Nepal and West Indies in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav reacts as he leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Namibia in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
FILE - Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha walks off the field after his dismissal during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Australia, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)
