At least 16 dead as tornadoes and flooding lash America from Texas to Ohio

• Severe storms, including tornadoes and heavy rain, have caused widespread flooding and at least 16 deaths across the central US, from Texas to Ohio.
• The National Weather Service has issued flash flood emergencies for numerous areas, with some locations expected to reach major flood stage, impacting infrastructure and communities.
• States heavily affected include Tennessee (10 deaths), Kentucky (2 deaths), Missouri (1 death), and Arkansas (1 death), with hundreds of roads impassable and mandatory evacuations ordered in some areas.
• The extreme weather is attributed to a combination of warm temperatures, atmospheric instability, strong wind shear, and moisture from the Gulf, leading to tornadoes and over a foot of rain in some areas.
• The storms have also caused disruptions to interstate commerce, with potential shipping and supply chain delays due to flooding in major cargo hubs like Louisville and Memphis.

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At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms lash from Texas to Ohio