Severe storms and flash floods cause extensive damage in the United States.

Written By عامر المعايطة on 2025/04/06

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - Parts of the southern US states, as well as the Midwest, are still reeling from the effects of violent storms, tornadoes, and floods that have claimed the lives of more than a dozen people so far, amid new warnings of floods and tornadoes that may last for several days.

What's happening in America?

Meteorologists at Arab Weather said that the southern states of America are experiencing severe weather disturbances, resulting from the convergence of very cold northern winds and warm, very humid southern winds coming across the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to warm temperatures. This has led to a combination of weather conditions that have helped form thunderstorms laden with huge amounts of moisture.

The weather system and high cloud cover also contributed to the formation of exceptional thunderstorms and tornadoes, which were accompanied by sudden, violent winds that were enough to uproot and even destroy trees and homes.

Damage caused by the weather disturbance in America

In Kentucky, more than 500 roads were closed by Sunday due to flooding and mudslides, and two people were killed, including a 9-year-old boy who was swept away while walking to a school bus stop. The downtown area of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with a population of 31,000, was completely submerged.

Tennessee's governor described the devastation in his state as "enormous," noting that it was too early to determine whether there were additional deaths as searches continued. In Lake City, east Arkansas, the tornado flattened homes, flipped cars, and toppled trees.

The National Weather Service has issued more than 300 tornado warnings since the start of this wave on Wednesday, followed by new warnings overnight in Alabama and Mississippi, along with flash flood warnings in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The number of tornado warnings exceeds those issued during last month's deadly tornado wave.

Hundreds of flights were subsequently canceled and more than 6,400 delayed, according to FlightAware.com, which reported 74 canceled flights and 478 delayed flights Sunday morning, and numerous roads were closed in Kentucky and southern Illinois.

The atmospheric disturbance caused massive amounts of heavy rainfall, reaching 300 millimeters over four days, an amount described by the National Center of Meteorology as a "rare, once-in-a-lifetime event."

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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