Tornadoes, storms wreak havoc across Midwest: See aerial footage from Kentucky, Missouri
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Tornadoes, storms wreak havoc across Midwest: See aerial footage from Kentucky, Missouri
More than 80 tornadoes confirmed as of Monday morning, according to AccuWeather. Areas of Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois and Virginia reported some of the worst damage. Aerial video footage from cities in the South and Midwest show a trail of destruction. Another round of threatening storms forecasted to roll across a swath of the nation’s middle on May 19, the National Weather Service warned Monday. The storm system is expected to produce another round of dangerous, severe weather and instances of flash flooding today, the weather service warned May 19. “From a broader perspective,” locally heavy rain was forecast to reach from the northern Plains to Texas, the forecast discussion added. “We are so grateful for their tireless work,” St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said of first responders.
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Tornadoes, storms kill more than 30: See photos from Kentucky, Missouri, other states
Tornadoes and severe weather tore through the Upper Midwest and the Mideast U.S. on May 16 killing more than 30 and leaving many damaged homes and downed power lines. Forecasts of severe weather continue throughout the weekend with about 50 million people from Texas to New York at risk for tornadoes and thunderstorms on May 17 and 18, according to AccuWeather. At least 23 people have died and others were injured in storms that struck Kentucky overnight, officials said. About 83,000 Kentucky residents were without power as of Saturday early afternoon, Gov. Beshear said. The same storm system that hit the St. Louis area also led to tornadoes inIndiana and Illinois.
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Severe flooding wreaks havoc in US South and Midwest, killing at least 18 VIDEO
Rivers continued to rise and flooding intensified Sunday across the already devastated U.S. South and Midwest. Workers erected sandbag ramparts to protect homes and businesses and turned off utilities as the swollen Kentucky River kept rising. Tornado watches were in effect through much of the day Sunday in parts of Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The 18 reported deaths since the storms began on Wednesday included 10 in Tennessee. A 9-year-old boy in Kentucky was caught up in floodwaters while walking to catch his school bus. The storms come after the Trump administration cut jobs at NWS forecast offices, leaving half of them with vacancy rates of about 20%, or double the level of a decade ago. The National Weather Service said on Sunday dozens of locations in multiple states were expected to reach a “major flood stage”
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Millions across Midwest and South reeling from widespread flooding as storm death toll rises to 21
Heavy rain will drench the Northeast on Monday as several states are reeling from last week’s powerful spring storms that unleashed major flooding. Last week’s storms wreaked havoc over the Midwest and the mid-South and later turned east. On Monday morning, millions are waking up to flooding, and 9 million people are under a flood watch across portions of Georgia and eastern Alabama. Since Wednesday, there have also been 93 preliminary tornadoes, and crews are now working around the clock to help communities clean up. Some of the hardest-hit communities impacted by flooding so far include Hardy, Arkansas, Columbus, Indiana; Dawson Springs, Kentucky; Mammoth Springs, Arkansas; and Frankfort, Kentucky.
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Severe storms wreak havoc across US South and Midwest, leaving at least 16 dead
At least 16 weather-related deaths have been reported in the U.S. South and Midwest. Forecasters say more severe weather could cause rising waterways for days to come. The National Weather Service says dozens of locations in multiple states are expected to reach “major flood stage” Flooding could lead to shipping and supply chain delays, an NWS meteorologist says.”We expect this to be one of the top 10 flooding events in Louisville history,” a mayor says.. More than a foot of rain has fallen in parts of Kentucky, and more than 8 inches (20.5 centimeters) of rain in Arkansas and Missouri, forecasters say. A railroad bridge in Mammoth Spring, Missouri, was washed out by floodwaters, causing the derailment of several cars.. A 5-year-old died at a home in Little Rock, Arkansas, in aWeather-related incident, according to police in the city of Little Rock; no details were immediately provided. The death toll from tornadoes in Tennessee stands at 10.
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- Original: Tornadoes, storms wreak havoc across Midwest: See aerial footage from Kentucky, Missouri
- Tornadoes, storms kill more than 30: See photos from Kentucky, Missouri, other states
- Severe flooding wreaks havoc in US South and Midwest, killing at least 18 VIDEO
- Millions across Midwest and South reeling from widespread flooding as storm death toll rises to 21
- Severe storms wreak havoc across US South and Midwest, leaving at least 16 dead
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