Saturday brought another series of heavy rainfall and sudden floods in the south and middle west of the USA, which for several days struggled with the effects of violent stormsincluding deadly tornadoes. Meteorologists warn that the water level in rivers will rise in some places for many days.
The AP agency informs that constant downpours haunt the central part of the US, causing rapid water in rivers and a series of sudden, so -called instant, floods in the area from Texas to Ohio. National Meteorological Service (NWS) She warned against probable serious floods in dozens of locations in many states. There is a risk of flooding buildings, roads, bridges and other key infrastructure.
Huge rainfall in the USA
Synoptics said on Saturday that from Wednesday in some parts of Kentucky, over 30 centimeters of rain fell, and in parts of Arkansas and Missouri over 20 centimeters.
So far it has been noted at least 16 deaths related to adverse weather conditions, including 10 in Tennessee and 2 in Kentucky; The cause of death was drowning.
The tornado, which passed through the region at the beginning of the week, completely destroyed entire districts and caused the death of at least seven people. Hundreds of roads in Kentucky became impassable due to floods, fallen trees and landslides and rocks. In the northwide part of this state of rescue service, they ordered the obligatory evacuation of the city of Falmouth.
Meteorologists explain that the cause of such violent weather are High temperatures, unstable atmosphere, strong winds and high humidity.
AP points out that the extreme atmospheric phenomena coincided with a situation in which almost half of the NWS prognostic offices struggle with 20 % vacancies after full-time cuts by Trump's administration.
