At least 16 dead as tornadoes, flooding ravage several states in central US
- Severe weather resulted in at least 16 fatalities across central U.S. States by April 6, with 10 deaths reported in Tennessee alone.
- The National Weather Service warned of major flooding, affecting essential infrastructure, with waterways expected to remain high for days.
- Communities faced flash flood warnings and tornado alerts over the weekend from Texas to Ohio, prompting emergencies and evacuations.
- Over 162,000 people lost power, and Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky declared states of emergency amid damaging storms and flooding.
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Severe weather threatens parts of America’s heartland trying to recover from historic flooding, deadly storms
Portions of the Midwest and Southeast recently slammed by a deadly barrage of powerful storms and flooding are continuing recovery efforts in the wake of the disaster.
‘Getting heavier’: Climate change primes storms to drop more rain - West Hawaii Today
The severe storm system that has inundated the central and southeastern United States with heavy rain and high winds for days fits into a broader pattern in recent decades of increasing rainfall across the eastern half of the United States.
Why some storms brew up to extreme dimensions in the middle of America – and why it’s happening more often
Floodwaters rise in downtown Hopkinsville, Ky., on April 4, 2025. AP Photo/George Walker IVA powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose. More than a foot of rain fell in several areas. As a climate scientist who studies the water cycle, I often get questions about how extreme storms like these …
‘Getting Heavier’: Climate Change Primes Storms to Drop More Rain
The severe storm system that has inundated the central and southeastern United States with heavy rain and high winds for days fits into a broader pattern in recent decades of increasing rainfall across the eastern half of the United States. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 1991 through 2020 show that the Eastern part of the country received more rain, on average, over those years than it did during the 20th centu…


News Crew Finds Bible Open to 'Poignant Message' Amid Wreckage of Community Destroyed by Tornado
A news crew found a Bible opened to a relevant passage after a tornado devastated Selmer, Tennessee, early Thursday morning. The tornado ripped through the town, destroying homes and businesses, […] The post News Crew Finds Bible Open to 'Poignant Message' Amid Wreckage of Community Destroyed by Tornado appeared first on The Western Journal.
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