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The risk of flash flooding will continue through Sunday as part of "a multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic heavy rainfall event," the weather service says.
U.S. News & World Report |
The prolonged deluge, which could dump more than a foot (30 centimeters) of rain over a four-day period, “is an event that happens once in a generation to once in a lifetime,” the National Weather Ser...
Tennessean |
Concerns over flooding in West and Middle Tennessee are part of "a multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic heavy rainfall event," the National Weather Service said earlier this week.
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Tornadoes are sweeping across areas of the South and Midwest of the United States, leaving a trail of destruction and tens of thousands of homes without power. Flash flooding is expected to follow the violent storms as the National Weather Service warns of a threat to life.
A Tornado Watch is in effect for a good portion of Middle Tennessee and parts of Southern Kentucky through 10 p.m. Thursday. Mid-afternoon through the evening brings one last batch of thunderstorms that could turn strong to severe, mainly north of I-40.
WATCH the moment an massive “wedge” tornado carves a path of destruction through towns and fields. The violent twister touched down in Arkansas and rumbled towards Missouri, swallowing
SELMER, Tennessee — She pulled Polaroid pictures from the debris pile that was once her home. Stacy Thompson sifted through the rubble in this flat, warped landscape of schrapnel and debris. She picked the pictures out of the clay mud.
Early Thursday morning the National Weather Service out of Memphis reported two large tornadoes near Selmer. Here's what we know so far.
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A wide-reaching storm spawned several intense and violent tornadoes Wednesday, and threatens near-nonstop rainfall Thursday that could trigger once-in-a-lifetime flooding. Follow here for live updates.
Much of U.S. on high alert as 'dangerous' system tracks east, spinning up tornadoes, flood risk
Latest updates amid deadly storms, flooding risk in Nashville A series of tornado warnings landed in Middle Tennessee in the early morning hours of Thursday. The National Weather Serivce issued a tornado watch for 24 counties until 8 a.