What to know about severe weather today
- At least seven people are known to have died — five in Tennessee, one in Indiana and one in Missouri — and 13 have been 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 247,000 energy customers across the country are without power.
- The National Weather Service warned that “life-threatening, catastrophic and potentially historic” flash flooding could occur across the lower Ohio Valley and the mid-South.
- 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.
