Multiple tornadoes were reported across parts of the South and the Midwest on Wednesday and early Thursday, brought by a powerful storm that was expected to linger for days and bring excessive rain and flooding.
People were reported injured in Kentucky, Arkansas and Missouri, including a child in critical condition, and one person was rescued from a collapsed warehouse in Indiana, officials said. The tornadoes knocked down trees, disrupted power and damaged homes and businesses.
“This is a reminder for all of Kentucky that we are facing one of the most serious weather events we’ve had forecast,” the state’s governor, Andy Beshear, said on social media. He warned of tornadoes, hail, damaging wind, widespread rain and possible flooding.
Tornado watches and warnings were in place early Thursday in a diagonal line stretching hundreds of miles northeast from Arkansas to Illinois. Some of the warnings were issued near Memphis, Louisville and Nashville.
The National Weather Service also warned of heavy rainfall over the coming days that could cause “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley.
Video
transcript
Tornado Touches Down in Missouri Amid Powerful Storm System
Several residents reported seeing a tornado in Potosi, Mo., part of a region in the Central United States that the National Weather Service warned could be deluged with tornadoes and floods in the coming days.
“That’s a tornado. Look, it’s touching down.” “Mean it’s going to pass us?” “It’s going — yeah, it’s far away. Look how far it is over there. We’re up on a hill, so we can see it. Siren’s was going off.”
Several residents reported seeing a tornado in Potosi, Mo., part of a region in the Central United States that the National Weather Service warned could be deluged with tornadoes and floods in the coming days.CreditCredit…Ashley Bleckler-Akers via Facebook
Locations of tornado sightings or damage reported by trained spotters.
Source: National Weather Service | Notes: Reports are considered preliminary. Data is for the 24 hours starting April 2 at 8 a.m. Eastern, during which updates are being made every 10 minutes.
By Julie Walton Shaver
Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.
Thank you for your patience while we verify access.
Already a subscriber? Log in.
Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
