A severe storm affecting the central United States has resulted in at least eight fatalities and widespread devastation due to torrential rain, tornadoes, and flooding. Regions from East Texas to the Ohio Valley are bracing for continued severe weather conditions, including potential flash flooding and damaging hail. Recovery efforts have been severely affected in the wake of this storm, and the National Weather Service has warned of life-threatening conditions. Residents are advised to take precautions amid ongoing severe weather warnings, which may persist into Saturday night.
The storm has already wreaked havoc across those regions, killing at least eight people, including a 9-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in Frankfort, Ky.
Folks are going to have the potential for really all modes of severe weather, from tornadoes to damaging straight-line winds, up to large hail, said Scott Unger, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Nashville.
The National Weather Service also warned of life-threatening flash flooding across the region and urged people to turn around if they came across washed-out roads.
Recovery efforts have been stunted in some areas by the weather, which may taper off through Sunday.
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