A “significant” extreme weather system that’s lashed the U.S. South and Midwest for days was shifting through the Southeast on Sunday — with forecasters warning of more severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding threats.
The big picture: The National Weather Service said severe weather concerns would persist into Monday across portions of the Southeast from the storm system that’s killed at least 18 people since it ramped up Wednesday, with officials in Tennessee confirming 10 storm-related deaths as of Sunday.
An aerial view of damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on Sunday. The NWS Weather Prediction Center said there is a moderate risk of excessive rainfall across areas of central and southern Alabama and a broader slight risk across adjacent areas of the interior of the Southeast and the central Gulf Coast region going into Sunday night. Photo: Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images
John Clayton, 56, carries his cat in a kayak as the Kentucky River floods his house Sunday in Frankfort, Kentucky. The storms had killed at least two people in the state,
said Gov. Andy Beshear in a video posted to his social media account. Photo: Michael Swensen/Getty Images
An aerial view of damage left by a reported tornado Sunday in Jeffersontown. Photo: Landro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images
Crews in Little Rock, Arkansas, clear downed trees. A 5-year-old boy died in connection to severe weather, the Arkansas Department of Public Safety said Saturday in an online
post. Photo: City of Little Rock
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Pendleton County Search and Rescue take electricians on a boat to turn off an electrical box in a flooded park Saturday in Falmouth, Kentucky, as the Licking River continues to rise. Record flooding of Kentucky rivers has prompted
evacuations in several counties. Photo: Michael Swensen/Getty Images
Tornadoes downed trees and damaged structures Thursday as they moved through the Selmer, Tennessee, area. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images
Overnight, the NOAA and NWS changed their projected crest of the river to 49.5 feet. This projected level would be the…
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Rainfall amounts during the past four days over the Mid-South and Ohio Valley. “The heaviest rain has exited these areas, but widespread and exceedingly rare major river flooding will continue through mid week,” per the NWS Weather Prediction Center. Screenshot:
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated with more photos and information on the storm system.
