- 10 people lose their lives in Tennessee.
- The NWS warns of severe flash floods.
- More than 100,000 people left without electricity.
Washington: Violent storms continued to kill at least 16 people to Central-Eastern United States, officials said, “serious” flash floods in the coming days with a national weather service warning on Saturday.
A line of fierce storms extending from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, roadways flooded and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent times.
The Tenasi was the most difficult killed by the extreme weather, the state officials said on Saturday that 10 people were killed in the western part of the state.
According to the state governor Andy Aashiar, two people were killed due to floods in Kentki, including a child, which was “swept away by flood waters.”
Pictures shared on social and local media showed widespread damage from storms in many states, with houses torn, collided with trees, electric lines fell and cars were overturned.
National Meteorological Service (NWS) said, “Gambhir, broad flash flooding is expected”
According to local media reports and officials, Missouri and an Indiana had deaths related to two storms.
The state’s emergency management agency said in a statement that a five -year -old Little Rock was found dead in a house in a house in Arkansas.
Kentki’s Governor Aashiar on Saturday wrote on social media, “Floods in many communities have reached record levels in many communities, urging the residents of the state to avoid travel, and anytime to drive through water. ,
According to the tracking website, more than 100,000 customers in Arkansas and Tennessee were without electricity in early Sunday. Poweroutage.us,
On Saturday, the NWS stated that on Sunday, the Tennessy Valley and parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley may have a severe to severe tornado, as well as with “severe thunderstorms”.
Scientists say that global warming is interrupting climate patterns and water cycles, causing excessive weather more frequent and cruelty.
Last year, a record for high temperatures in the United States was set, the country was also pummailed by a barrage of tornadoes and a disastrous storm.