US braces for catastrophic storm damage: 90,000 homes in dark, debris reaches 25,000 feet, 90 million people under threat
Heavy rain is predicted in Texas, the lower Mississippi Valley and the Ohio Valley by Saturday. A severe tornado was moving into central Tennessee, said Mark Rose, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Following this, there will be four days of heavy rains. The weather service has warned that up to 15 inches of rain is expected in northeastern Arkansas, the southeastern corner of Missouri, western Kentucky and southern parts of Illinois and Indiana over the next seven days, creating a risk of flooding in some areas of Kentucky and Indiana.