Over the weekend, a violent storm system with relentless rains and fierce winds attacked the southern and central parts of the US. Which could lead to treacherous flooding in the days coming ahead.
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The storm system was seen stretching from Texas to the Canadian maritime provinces and due to this, homes were leveled, trees uprooted, and cars demolished. Moreover, emergency crews struggled to keep up with calls from drivers stranded by rising floodwaters in many locations, five people were killed and two in suspected tornadoes. This week, flooding will be a threat as more rainfall and runoffs are expected to continue.
According to reports, more than 200 river gauges reported levels above the flood stage from the Great Lakes to eastern Texas. On Sunday, the Ohio River was seen at 34.9 feet by the river gauge near downtown Louisville.
As per weathermen, floodwaters on the Ohio River in Louisville and Cincinnati are at their highest level in about 20 years.
Major injuries and destructions have taken place all over the region. In fact, the death toll has risen to five. The Louisville courier-journal also said that 75 to 100 phone calls flagging abandoned vehicles and that at least 20 people needed to be rescued from cars and buildings because of rising floodwaters.
The weather dumped an additional 2-3 inches of rain on already soggy southwest Ohio communities.
According to NOAA’s storm prediction center, on Saturday, the deaths in Kentucky and Arkansas marked an unfortunate milestone: they were the first linked to a twister in 284 days, ending the USA’s longest streak of days without tornado deaths since accurate records began in 1950.
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