Terra Daily via Agence France-Presse: Violent thunderstorms unleashed tornados and flash floods over southern United States over the weekend killing at least 20 people and forcing the Kentucky governor to declare a state of emergency. Governor Steve Beshear said Monday four people died in weather-related accidents in his state and requested federal assistance to deal with storm damage.…In Mississippi, where tornados killed 10 people nine days ago, driving rains and more tornados tore through farming regions damaging homes and destroying crops. "We have confirmed five people dead because of the current weather condition and five people with injuries," Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Nikki Pressley told AFP.
…In Tennessee, two days of driving rain have caused widespread flooding, killing at least 11 people in the central part of the state and forcing scores more to evacuate homes and businesses, The Nashville Tennessean reported Monday. At least two more people were listed as missing. The newspaper said thousands of homes were flooded and entire neighborhoods submerged across the state….
A generic tornado, this one in Oklahoma in 1982, from NOAA
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