Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore through the southern United States from April 2 into the early hours of April 3, killing at least three people—including two in West Tennessee—as the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of “life-threatening” flash flooding and more destructive storms continuing into the weekend.
The storm system responsible has stalled over the lower Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, leading to repeated rounds of thunderstorms. This “training” effect—when storms repeatedly move over the same areas—could bring up to 15 inches of rainfall in some areas, particularly in West Tennessee and parts of Kentucky.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) confirmed weather-related fatalities in McNairy and Obion counties….