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U.S. NEWS Friday 21 June 2019

Storms bring tornadoes, floods, power outages across the U.S.

Associated Press home Wednesday night, Carolina.
ATLANTA (AP) — Potent Washington County Coro- Downburst winds — strong
thunderstorms have been ner Methel Johnson told winds that descend from a
blamed for one death and The Delta Democrat-Times . thunderstorms and spread
left more than 200,000 peo- More than 70,000 homes out when they hit the
ple without power across and businesses were with- ground — appear to be the
the southern United States out power in Arkansas on greatest threat in this area
— and fierce winds were Thursday, and more than Thursday, said Dan Miller,
expected to wallop parts 30,000 outages each were a meteorologist at the Na-
of several states as new reported in Texas, Louisi- tional Weather Service in
storms form Thursday, fore- ana and Alabama, where Columbia, South Carolina.
casters said. crews were working to re- Such winds hold the po-
Fallen trees ripped down move toppled trees and tential for serious damage,
power lines and crashed clear blocked roads. such as bringing trees and Chris Smith makes his way through floodwaters to the Mace-
into buildings along a line The storms were moving powerlines down and tear- donia Baptist Church in Westville, N.J., Thursday, June 20, 2019.
from Texas to Alabama eastward, with more severe ing into the shingles and Associated Press
overnight and into Thurs- weather possible Thursday siding on homes, he said.
day morning, the national in Alabama and Georgia "It's expected to all come the Midwest, forecasters ing commuter train stations
Storm Prediction Center re- all the way up the Eastern together this afternoon and said. and forcing service to be
ported. A few isolated tor- Seaboard to Pennsylvania, early evening," Miller said In Ohio, heavy rains led suspended between Phila-
nadoes were reported. forecasters said. Thursday morning. to landslides and flooded delphia and New Jersey.
Straight-line winds of up An area that includes Severe thunderstorm highways. The Riverbend The Delaware River was
to 85 mph (137 kph) dam- North and South Caro- watches Thursday after- Music Center along the overflowing its banks in
aged roofs Wednesday lina, eastern Georgia and noon covered large parts Ohio River east of Cincin- places, and people were
in the northeast Texas southern Virginia will see of Alabama, Georgia, nati postponed a Thursday being rescued from high
city of Greenville, the Na- an enhanced risk of wind North and South Carolina evening show that was to water.
tional Weather Service damage from powerful and Virginia. feature country star Brant- A supermarket roof col-
reported Thursday. Local Thursday afternoon storms, Thursday afternoon will also ley Gilbert. The venue cited lapsed in suburban Phila-
officials had initially sus- the Storm Prediction Cen- bring the risk of some tor- heavy rainfall and the rising delphia, causing sprinkler
pected a tornado. In Mis- ter said. The region is home nadoes and very large hail river. system pipes to break and
sissippi, Jackson Salter, 19, to 15.6 million people and to flood-weary residents of Flooding already was caus- send water gushing down.
died when a tree fell on his includes Charlotte, North the Missouri River Valley in ing travel problems, flood- q