The National Weather Service issued an update today that some areas could receive as much as 10 to 15 inches of rain through the weekend.
- At least four people are known to have died — three in Tennessee and one in Missouri — and 10 were injured as severe weather caused devastation across a huge swath of the country, from the Midwest to the mid-South.
- There are widespread reports of destroyed buildings, toppled vehicles and downed trees, and more than 400,000 energy customers from Michigan to Mississippi are without power.
- The National Weather Service warned that there would be “life-threatening, catastrophic and potentially historic” flash flooding across the lower Ohio Valley and mid-South on Thursday morning.
- Forecasters warn that communities in areas affected by flooding “should prepare for possible long duration and severe disruptions to daily life,” with 10 to 15 inches of rain expected through the weekend.
- Severe weather, including tornadoes and large hail, is expected throughout the Ozarks, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
