At least 17 individuals, including children, were killed in the storms that blasted areas of the Midwest and the south of the country, according to local authorities.
The National Weather Service ( NWS ) warned that more” severe” flash flooding is anticipated in the upcoming days.
Over the past year, numerous powerful storms that have impacted structures, flooded roads, and affected dozens of tornadoes have impacted the states of Arkansas and Ohio.
Severe weather was the hardest hit in Tennessee, with state officials reporting 10 fatalities across the eastern region on Saturday.
According to state government Andy Beshear, two people died in Kentucky as a result of floods, including a nine-year-old infant who was” swept aside by floods” as he approached a bus stop.
Photos of the storm showed extensive damage caused by the storm in many states, including tree downed power lines, overturned cars, and homes torn off.
The NWS warned that “lives and home are in great risk” and that” serious, popular flash flood is expected” into Sunday in parts of the central-eastern area.
According to local media accounts and officials, one more storm-related death has been reported in Missouri and one more in Indiana.
According to a statement from the state’s disaster management company, a five-year-old was found dead in a Little Rock, Arkansas, home due to” the ongoing severe weather.”
Governor Beshear, the state’s government, urged people to “avoid go, and never travel through water,” in a statement released on Saturday on social press.” Flooding has reached record levels in many areas.
According to monitoring site PowerOutage US, more than 100, 000 persons were without power as of early Sunday in Arkansas and Tennessee.
The NWS warned of” serious rainstorms” and “moderate to extreme tornadoes” possible on Sunday in parts of the Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi Valley.
