"Ark. storms cut a deadly path; Heavy rains, tornadoes kill at least 2 people" by Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press | May 2, 2010
SCOTLAND, Ark. — Leveled homes, overturned vehicles, and uprooted trees were scattered across central Arkansas yesterday after several tornadoes ripped through the state, killing a woman and injuring two dozen others, authorities said.
At least one person drowned after heavy rain fell in the western part of the state, said Renee Preslar, spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management....
Forecasters were watching later yesterday for more severe weather, possibly including tornadoes, Brian Smith, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Little Rock, said. He cited lingering warm, moist air and instability expected to persist into the evening. Flash flooding also was a threat, mainly in Eastern Arkansas....
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"Band of storms kills 7 in Tenn., 4 in Miss." by Erik Schelzig, Associated Press | May 3, 2010
Dover Anthony sang as he overlooked the parking lot of submerged cars at Knights Motel in East Nashville yesterday. (John Partipilo/ The Tennessean via Associated Press)
MEMPHIS — Seven people were killed in Tennessee and four in northern Mississippi by a line of storms that brought heavy flooding and tornadoes to the region over the weekend. More rain and storms loomed yesterday as emergency officials in Tennessee sought help from the Army National Guard and urged people to stay off roads and interstate highways that turned into raging rivers.
At a news conference yesterday, Governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee said it will probably be days before flood waters recede enough to thoroughly assess the damage to roads and bridges.
Tennessee officials have confirmed seven deaths. At least three people are missing after being swept away by flood waters, and one of them is presumed dead by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, or TEMA, which would bring the death toll to 8.
Bredesen said he expects to ask for a federal disaster designation.
Earlier yesterday, TEMA asked for the state’s National Guard to help with rescue operations....
Sorry, they are all in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In northern Mississippi, officials said a man died in Corinth after his car was submerged in flood waters.
I can hardly imagine the horror.
Two people died in a Benton County mobile home that “looks like you stuck about four sticks of dynamite on it and it just disappeared,’’ said Coroner John Riles.
And in Lafayette County, David Shaw, Emergency Management coordinator, said one person was killed in Abbeville, where 15 to 20 houses were damaged by strong winds.
A spokeswoman at the National Weather Service said it was too early to say whether tornadoes had caused the damage in Mississippi.
A line of strong thunderstorms Saturday dumped at least 10 inches of rain on Memphis and produced tornadoes and hail along the Mississippi River Valley in Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and northward.
The forecast called for more rain through the day yesterday, which could impede rescuers trying to reach far-flung areas.
Some areas were hit by 13 inches of flash flooding Saturday, and the same was expected yesterday, Mike Browning, TEMA spokesman, said.
“This thing is not going to be over this weekend by any means,’’ he said.
You are doing a great job, Browning.
The weekend deaths occurred on the heels of a tornado in Arkansas that killed a woman and injured about two dozen people Friday.
The southwestern part of Tennessee was extremely hard hit, with several Memphis-area streets declared impassable. Corey Chaskelson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a levee had been breached along Big Creek River in Millington, to the north of Memphis. He said 4 to 5 feet of water had flooded 200 to 300 homes at the Naval Support Activity base in Millington.
Emergency officials in Shelby County said hundreds of people were being evacuated due to high water, including residents of the Navy base and inmates at a federal prison.
Bob Nations, director of the Shelby County Office of Preparedness, said most of the roads into and out of Millington had been cut off by flooding.
At Baker Community Center in Millington, where a Red Cross shelter was set up, retiree Joe Curry, 74, said he and his wife were rescued from their home in a boat Saturday morning after the water had risen to 7 feet.
“It rose so fast we couldn’t get out,’’ said Curry.
In Arkansas, Governor Mike Beebe declared a state of emergency after visiting a community south of Little Rock hit hard by Friday’s storms.Yeah, this qualifies.
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Another historic flood, folks. Eerie.
The Globe's website liked that story so much they left it up a second day:
Band of storms kills 7 in Tenn., 4 in Miss. (By Erik Schelzig, Associated Press)
Also see: Sunday Morning Deja Vu
Pfft!
My printed paper:
"Death toll rises as river crests in Nashville; Thousands flee; flooding closes Grand Ole Opry" by Chris Talbott, Associated Press | May 4, 2010
A woman waded through flood water on a downtown sidewalk in Nashville, which saw more than 13 inches of rain. (Rusty Russell/ Getty Images)
Looks like she has good buoyancy.
NASHVILLE — Muddy waters poured over the banks of Nashville’s swollen Cumberland River yesterday, spilling into Music City’s historic downtown streets while rescuers using boats and jet skis plucked stranded residents away from their flooded homes. The death toll from the weekend storms climbed to 28 people in three states.
The flash floods caused by record-breaking amounts of rain caught many off guard, forcing thousands to flee their homes and hotels frantically. The rapidly rising waters led to the deaths of 17 people in Tennessee, including 10 in Nashville, and officials feared that the toll could increase. Officials announced the latest deaths late yesterday after receding flood waters revealed six more bodies.
The weekend storms also killed six people in Mississippi and four in Kentucky, including one man whose truck ran off the road and into a flooded creek. One person was also killed by a tornado in western Tennessee. Crews worked to restore electricity to about 22,000 Tennessee customers without power yesterday evening.
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"FLOOD WATER STARTS TO RECEDE -- Planes were partially submerged at Cornelia Fort Airpark yesterday in Nashville. At least 29 people were killed in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky by flooding or tornadoes."
I guess the agenda-pushing elites of the Globe don't like the South, huh?
For more coverage go HERE
Related: The Great New England Flood of 2010
Quick Zip Through Mississipp(i)
I do not expect any article tomorrow.
