Swollen Rivers Flood Towns in US South and Midwest
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At least 16 people were confirmed dead early Sunday, as a storm system sweeping parts of the South and Midwest brought tornado and flash flood warnings overnight.
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Flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 23 people.
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Storms move south Sunday but flooding chances persist after severe weather and flood risks returned to Middle Tennessee Saturday.
Widespread flooding happened around the Nashville Fairgrounds, sending multiple inches of water into Mason’s Barbershop, Handsomizer. “Its gonna be a grueling hour and a half and probably a trip to Home Depot,” Mason said. “We love Nashville, a lot of great restaurants, i wish the weather wasn’t so weird.”
The line of storms cut northeast, entering Davidson County near Bellevue and exiting the county past Opry Mills. Areas including Belle Meade, Forest Hills, Berry Hill, South Nashville and Donelson saw between 5 and 6 inches of rain, the city’s highest totals. Richland Creek crested around 11 a.m. on Thursday.
A "slight" threat of severe weather continues for Middle Tennessee Thursday, the National Weather Service says, after a round of storms brought damaging winds and heavy rain.
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Montgomery County remains under a state of emergency after last week's storms. Police added that the couple had no history of reported domestic violence. Flooding continues and homes were destroyed during storms in West TN, a lineman was among the storm casualties, and childcare costs keep going up.