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FOX13 Memphis |
At least five people have been confirmed dead, as of Thursday morning, across four counties in West Tennessee — including a 16-year-old girl and her father in Fayette County.
Los Angeles Times |
Days of unrelenting heavy rain and storms that killed at least 18 people worsened flooding as some rivers rose to near-record levels and inundated towns across an already saturated U.S. South and par...
Seattle Times |
Flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 23 people.
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Severe storms raked across Nashville and Middle Tennessee on Saturday, bringing multiple tornado warnings, at least one possible tornado, plus torrential rains and high winds all around the region. Heavy rain and flooding are the main areas of concern through the weekend,
The severe weather stretched from Texas to Ohio, causing tornadoes and flooding across the central United States.
Indiana averages about 22 tornadoes a year, according to NWS, but there's a lot of myths out there about the weather phenomena.
Matt Vandevander took cover in his bathtub when a tornado hit his home in Tennessee. Vandevander escaped the “crazy experience” with minor injuries. He spoke to NBC News' Steven Romo about surviving the storm.
A once-in-a generation extreme weather event is beginning Wednesday with a tornado outbreak and will continue into the weekend with dangerous, life-threatening flooding.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Multiple areas in Middle Tennessee had reports of damage after tornado-warned storms rolled through. Areas such as Madison, Kingston Springs, Pegram, Dickson, Gallatin and many other places had reports of damage. In Madison, a business called Line-X in Nashville partially collapsed.
Tornados have been reported in at least eight states this week, after powerful storms swept across the country.
At least one siren in the southwestern part of the city was still out of service, and the Fire Department did not say how long repairs would take.
The National Weather Service said powerful straight-line winds were the culprit behind the damage throughout parts of New Jersey this week.
Seven tornadoes have now been confirmed in Alabama from storms over the weekend, and that number could go up even more. The National Weather Service in Birmingham on Monday confirmed two tornado tracks. The weather service in Huntsville also added two new tornadoes to the count as well.