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Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin
After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents were anxious Tuesday to return to their flooded homes and assess what's salvageable, even as stubbornly high waters kept some of them waiting even longer.
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Swollen rivers are flooding towns in the US South after a prolonged deluge of rain
Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin
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Chattanooga area gets record-setting 2.71 inches of rain Sunday
The Chattanooga area on Sunday got more than half the normal precipitation total for April, according to the National Weather Service.
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Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it’s a risk
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.
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More torrential rain and flash flooding expected in heavily waterlogged South and Midwest
Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding was expected to hit Saturday in parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that in some cases spawned deadly tornadoes.
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South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while still reeling from tornadoes
Torrential rains and flash flooding battered parts of the Midwest and South on Friday, killing a boy in Kentucky who was swept away as he walked to catch his school bus. Many communities were left reeling from tornadoes that destroyed entire neighborhoods and killed at least seven people earlier this week.
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Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week
Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday and early Thursday from Texas to West Virginia as storms hit those and other states. At least seven people were killed in Tennessee, Indiana and Missouri.
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Violent storms cut through the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing 1 person
Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes.
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Forecasters warn of deadly floods and strong tornadoes in parts of the Midwest and South
Potentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the Midwest and South on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged, forecasters warned.
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Storms could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in large part of US in coming days
Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South.
