"I want to emphasize the seriousness of the weather that we are facing here," said Memphis Light, Gas & Water CEO Doug McGowen on Wednesday.

States like Arkansas and Missouri are experiencing severe flooding threats, prompting emergency declarations as heavy rains are expected

Tennessee Emergency Management (TEMA) Director Patrick Sheehan issued the State of Emergency Wednesday night ahead of a line of severe storms moving into West Tennessee, including the Memphis metro area.

The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the southern and Midwestern United States, as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, flinging down hail and whipping up tornadoes.

The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the U.S. South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and killing two people.

Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Mississippi as storms hit those and other states in the evening.

V iolent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least three people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday in parts of Arkansas,

As severe thunderstorms threaten to hit parts of the Midwest and South, forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding, strong tornadoes and baseball-sized hail

There were more than 100 reports of severe weather from Oklahoma into Pennsylvania as of Wednesday as severe weather tore across parts of the Midwest and South, tearing buildings apart and ripping down trees and powerlines.

At least six people were killed in western Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana in the initial wave on Wednesday and early Thursday that spawned powerful tornadoes.

Several tornadoes were spotted across the Mid-South states including Arkansas and Missouri on April 2, as a large storm system moved through the region.

Sara Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency Wednesday and posted on X that she has received reports of tornado and storm damage. Videos shared on social media shared on social media shows a massive tornado tearing across the land.

At least six people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest

The National Weather Service warns of possible localized flooding on Friday and Saturday in Illinois. Find out more.

Several central U.S. states were hit by deadly flash flooding and tornadoes overnight. Tennessee has suffered widespread damage in storms' wake.

The first round of a four-day severe weather cylce slammed into Tennessee Wednesday night into Thursday morning killing at least four people.

A four-day, once-in-a-generation weather event turned deadly on day 1 of severe weather on Wednesday -- and the danger will increase on day 2.

(Reuters) -Tornadoes ripped across a wide swath of the central and southern United States on Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses and bringing down power lines and trees. The National Weather Service said there had been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in at least four states by late Wednesday.