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(NewsNation) — Heavy rain, flash flooding and tornadoes person ripped done parts of the Midwest and South for days, leaving astatine slightest 16 radical dormant and forecasters calling this a “generational flooding lawsuit for millions.”
The deadly storms began moving eastward Sunday and are expected to deed the Appalachians and Southeast, according to the National Weather Service.
Last week, “extreme rainfall” and “devastating flooding” deed parts of the Ohio Valley, Mid-South and Middle and Lower Mississippi Valleys, the NWS reported.
New tornado warnings were issued successful Alabama and Mississippi overnight into Sunday and caller flash flood warnings successful Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Up to 18 inches of rainfall person fallen successful the mid-South and Ohio River vale implicit the past 72 hours, with much connected the way.
Around 18,000 Tennessee residents were without powerfulness Sunday greeting owed to terrible storms that blew through.
HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY - APRIL 04: In an aerial view, h2o covers roadways pursuing utmost flooding that has caused important harm passim the country connected April 04, 2025 successful Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A authorities of exigency has beryllium declared successful effect to rising waters and the hazardous conditions they person created crossed the community. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)Local officials accidental 4 radical are confirmed dormant aft a tornado deed McNairy County connected Thursday, portion astatine slightest 1 mobile parkland and different structures successful the country were destroyed aft winds exceeded 150 mph.
Many of these areas person been impacted by the storms since Wednesday.
Tornadoes earlier successful the week were liable for astatine slightest 7 of the reported deaths.
Tornadoes earlier successful the week were liable for astatine slightest 7 of the reported deaths. A 9-year-old lad and a 74-year-old died as a effect of the floods successful Kentucky, and a 5-year-old died astatine a location successful Little Rock, Arkansas, according to police.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
