Deadly weather in the US: at least 12 dead due to tornadoes and floods

Deadly weather has hit the southern and central states of the United States, causing severe floods, devastating tornadoes and numerous casualties. At least 12 people have died as a result of the disaster, including a 9-year-old boy. This is reported by ABCNews, writes UNN.

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According to media reports, at least 12 people have died as a result of the bad weather, including a 9-year-old boy in Kentucky who was swept away by a stream of water while walking to a bus stop, and several people died in southwestern Tennessee after a powerful EF-3 tornado hit the town of Selmer.

The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management confirmed the state's first storm-related death - a 5-year-old child was found in a home in southwest Little Rock. The agency did not provide any further details about the child's death, but said it was related to "the ongoing severe weather in Arkansas."

Overall, the death toll was five in Tennessee, three in Missouri, two in Kentucky and one each in Indiana and Arkansas.

Saturday was expected to be the last day of a multi-day severe flood that has wreaked havoc in areas of the Lower and Middle Mississippi River Valley, where the risk of flooding remains high.

As of Sunday, at least 18 river posts were in a state of severe flooding from Arkansas to Indiana. Up to 50 river posts are expected to be severely flooded in the Mid-South and Midwest this week.

On Sunday morning, flood alerts spread from Louisiana to western Pennsylvania, including major cities such as Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, Birmingham, Louisville, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

Heavy rain is forecast to continue until Sunday, with the highest risk of flash flooding in Alabama and Georgia, including Atlanta and Birmingham. 

Since Friday, the highest rainfall has been recorded in East Memphis, where more than 36 cm of rainfall has fallen. More than 30 cm of rainfall was recorded at Memphis International Airport, and the city recorded its wettest day in April on Saturday with 14 cm of rainfall.

As of Saturday evening, a state of emergency remains in effect in Memphis, Tennessee due to flash flooding, as the latest wave of torrential rain continues to hit eastern areas of the Mid-South on Saturday afternoon.

The National Weather Service said the situation was particularly dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding was expected. 

Recall

On April 4, at least seven people were killed in the United States due to bad weather in Missouri, Indiana and Tennessee.