Washington, April 3, 2025 (AFP) - Deadly storms batter central US, bringing 'historic' flood risk

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2025-04-03
Fierce storms pounded a large stretch of the central-eastern United States overnight, with officials on Thursday reporting at least seven deaths and warning the system continued to bring severe threats. The line of storms, which stretched from Arkansas northeastward into Ohio, produced dozens of tornadoes and heavy rains that forecasters say could last for days. Western Tennessee was particularly hard-hit by the system, with state and local autho......
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