Seven killed as thunderstorms and tornadoes rip through US states

Rivers in central US swell rapidly as storm inundates region - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Rivers were rising rapidly across much of the Midwest and South on Saturday, prompting water rescues and road closures as a relentless storm continued to dump rain across the country.

US storms, ‘severe’ flooding death toll climbs to 16

WASHINGTON, April 6 — Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning yesterday of “severe” flash flooding in the coming days. A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days. Tennessee was hardest hit by extreme weather, with state authorities saying…

Two children among 16 people dead after severe storms and flooding impact US

Tennessee has been the worst affected state, with at least 10 deaths occurring since the storms began.

At least 16 dead as tornadoes and flooding lash America from Texas to Ohio

16 dead in US storms, flooding, tornadoes

DYERSBURG, Tennessee. — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly tornadoes. Forecasters warned that rivers in some places would continue to rise for days. Day after day of heavy rains have pounded the central U.S., rapidly swelling waterways and prompting a series of flash flood emergencies in from Texas to Oh…

After tornadoes, central US hit by torrential rain, flashfloods

Day after day of heavy rains have pounded the central U.S., rapidly swelling waterways and prompting a series of flash flood emergencies in from Texas to Ohio