- Ten people died in Tennessee.
- NWS warns of severe flash floods.
- More than 100,000 people have no electricity.
Washington: Officials say the storm continues to hit the Central and Eastern United States, killing at least 16 people.
A series of violent storms from Arkansas to Ohio have damaged buildings and flooded roads, causing dozens of tornadoes in recent days.
Tennessee has been hit hardest by extreme weather, with state authorities saying Saturday that 10 people died in the western part of the state.
Gov. Andy Beshear said two people in Kentucky were killed by floods, including a child who was “swept away by floods.”
Photos shared on social and local media show storms in multiple states have caused widespread damage, houses torn, collapsed trees, falling wires and overturned cars.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said “severe, extensive flash flooding” is expected in parts of the central region, warning that “life and property are at great risk”.
Two storm-related deaths were recorded in Missouri and two in Indiana, according to local media reports and authorities.
A five-year-old child died in a home in Little Rock, Arkansas, the state’s emergency management agency said in a statement.
“Flooding in many communities has reached record levels in many communities, urging residents in the state to “avoid travel and never drive through the water,” Kentucky Governor Beshear wrote on social media on Saturday.
According to the Tracking website powerOutage.us.
The NWS said on Saturday that moderate to severe tornadoes could develop Sunday’s Tennessee Valley and parts of the lower Mississippi Valley, as well as “severe thunderstorms.”
Global warming is disrupting climate patterns and water cycles, making extreme weather more frequent and fierce, scientists say.
Last year, a record of high temperatures was set in the United States, and the country was also hit by tornadoes and destructive hurricanes.
