Emergency crews in parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania waded through murky floodwaters to rescue residents as storms unleashed downpours Thursday night, officials said.
Emergency crews in parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania waded through murky floodwaters to rescue residents as storms unleashed downpours that blanketed streets and gushed into homes and businesses Thursday night, officials said.The storms were part of a sweeping weather system that plunged parts of Florida underwater early Thursday morning, a day after it churned up multiple destructive tornadoes and brought flooding and widespread power outages across the Gulf Coast.
A flash flood emergency warning of life-threatening flooding was issued in the Tallahassee, Florida, area, where more than a month’s worth of rain fell in the city in just two hours early Thursday morning. The city sees 3.52 inches in a typical April, but over 7 inches fell there since Wednesday night.Multiple flash flood emergencies were issued on Wednesday, including in New Orleans, as incredibly moist storms deluged parts of Texas and Louisiana.
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