As tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode.

Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and ravaged thousands of homes.

Firefighters scrambled to make further progress against wildfires that have killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of dangerous weather with the return of strong winds this week.

Tornadoes touched down in Texas and Louisiana as a powerful storm system that dumped snow in California moved eastward.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An honorary team has been announced in celebration of the 75th annual Gator Bow, paying tribute to some of the best performers throughout the history of the game. The gator Bowl Sports Board of Trustees made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. "As we begin to discuss plans for celebration of the 75th Gator Bowl game, it was important to our planning committee to pay tribute to the iconic players who have filled our game with rich tradition and history," said Gator Bowl Sports Chairman Rich Thompson. Members of the team were selected based on their performance by position. The players include:Archie Manning (QB), Mississippi26th Gator Bowl: Mississippi vs. Auburn26th Gator Bowl: Mississippi vs. Auburn Floyd Little (RB), Syracuse22nd Gator Bowl: Syracuse vs. Tennessee22nd Gator Bowl: Syracuse vs. Tennessee Larry Csonka (FB), Syracuse22nd Gator Bowl: Syracuse vs. Tennessee22nd Gator Bowl: Syracuse vs. Tennessee Fred Biletnikoff (WR), Florida State20th Gator Bowl: Florida State vs. Oklahoma20th Gator Bowl: Florida State vs. Oklahoma Andre Rison (WR), Michigan State44th Gator Bowl: Michigan State vs. Georgia44th Gator Bowl: Michigan State vs. Georgia Ken MacAfee (TE), Notre Dame32nd Gator Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Penn State32nd Gator Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Penn State Mark May (T), Pittsburgh36th Gator Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. South Carolina36th Gator Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. South Carolina Greg Skrepenak (T), Michigan46th Gator Bowl: Michigan vs. Mississippi46th Gator Bowl: Michigan vs. Mississippi Dean Dingman (G), Michigan46th Gator Bowl: Michigan vs. Mississippi46th Gator Bowl: Michigan vs. Mississippi Zeke Smith (G), Auburn11th Gator Bowl: Auburn vs. Vanderbilt11th Gator Bowl: Auburn vs. Vanderbilt Maxie Baughan (C), Georgia Tech15th Gator Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Arkansas15th Gator Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Arkansas Ed Reed (DB), Miami55th Gator Bowl: Miami vs. Georgia Tech55th Gator Bowl: Miami vs. Georgia Tech Tony Lilly (DB), Florida39th Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa39th Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa Hugh Green (DE), Pittsburgh36th Gator Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. South Carolina36th Gator Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. South Carolina Jack Youngblood (DE), Florida25th Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Tennessee25th Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Tennessee Wilber Marshall (LB), Florida39th Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa39th Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa Donovin Darius (DB), Syracuse51st Gator Bowl: Syracuse vs. Clemson51st Gator Bowl: Syracuse vs. Clemson Mark McLaurin (DB), Mississippi State73rd Gator Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Louisville73rd Gator Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Louisville Matt Millen (DT), Penn State32nd Gator Bowl: Penn State vs. Notre Dame32nd Gator Bowl: Penn State vs. Notre Dame Ndamukong Suh (DT), Nebraska64th Gator Bowl: Nebraska vs. Clemson64th Gator Bowl: Nebraska vs. Clemson Ryan Shazier (LB), Ohio State67th Gator Bowl: Ohio State vs. Florida67th Gator Bowl: Ohio State vs. Florida Lawrence Taylor (LB), North Carolina35th Gator Bowl: North Carolina vs. MichiganThe players will be honored throughout the football season and during the 75th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl game, which will be played Thurs.