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Yesterday — 5 April 2025Main stream

Rivers in Central U.S. Swell Rapidly as Storm Inundates Region

The rising water levels have prompted rescues and road closures. The storm, which has killed at least 15 people, doesn’t show signs of letting up.

© Austin Anthony for The New York Times

Construction crews on Saturday worked to create temporary gravel roads to get to a flooded subdivision in Bowling Green, Ky.

Communities Brace for Flooding as Storm Moves Across Central U.S.

5 April 2025 at 19:59
The storm has already wreaked havoc across the South and the Midwest, killing at least eight people, including a boy who was swept away by floodwaters in Kentucky.

© Grace Mcdowell/Daily News, via Associated Press

Floodwaters in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday. Western Tennessee, southeastern Arkansas, western Mississippi and Louisiana will face severe risk from the storm on Saturday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Boy Swept Away by Raging Waters in Kentucky as Rain Soaks Central U.S.

Waters continued to rise in communities from Arkansas to Michigan as the storm, which has killed at least eight, drenched the region. More tornadoes were also possible.

© Brad J. Vest for The New York Times

Cesar Marroquin sifted through the remains of his destroyed home in Monette, Ark., on Thursday.

Tornadoes Sweep Across the South and Midwest, Killing at Least 7

After hail, heavy rains and more than 30 tornadoes drenched the region, officials warned that a “generational flooding” disaster was possible.

© Brad J. Vest for The New York Times

Dylon Davies embraced Skylar, his friend’s dog, after a tornado in Lake City, Ark., on Thursday.
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