Southeast Storms 2020 News

Days of Torrential Rains in Southeast Leave Swollen Rivers, Mudslides

Days of torrential rain across the Southeast left residents to deal with rising rivers, falling trees, weakened dams and mudslides Thursday as storms finally subsided. An Alabama town asked residents to cut back on water usage after a pumping station …

Soaking Rains Cause Rock Slide in West Virginia, Prompt Flood Warning Along Ohio River

Soaking rains caused part of a hillside to collapse in southern West Virginia and prompted a flood warning along the Ohio River. Highways officials said high water forced road closings in multiple counties Thursday. Near Williamson, a rock slide Wednesday …

Parts of Alabama Face Millions of Gallons of Sewage Overflow After Storms

Days of rain have left parts of Alabama awash in millions of gallons of dingy water that overflowed from sanitary sewer systems. On Wednesday, reports submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management showed that more than 18.5 million gallons …

Officials Monitoring Dams as Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc Across Multiple Southeast States

A Tennessee hillside collapsed, roads were flooded and rivers were rising across the Southeast on Tuesday after a day of heavy rains that once again threatened a Mississippi lake where a dam previously was in danger of failing. The National …

Heavy Downpours Cause Flooding Across Alabama, Mississippi

Storms stretching across the Deep South dumped heavy rains on Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, causing flash floods that covered roads and forced some schools to close. Dozens of roads were under water in low-lying areas across the Tennessee Valley …

Severe Storm Sweeps Through Southeast, Causes 5 Deaths

More than 260,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States were without power early Friday after a powerful storm raked the region. At least five people were killed. North Carolina had the most customers without electricity on Friday, followed …

Winter Storm in Deep South Brings Snow, Floods, 1 Death

A powerful winter storm raked across the Deep South early Thursday, with high winds and flooding causing damage that killed one person, injured several others and littered at least 10 states. Rescue crews repeatedly pulled people from flooded cars, and …

Severe Storms Leave Thousands Without Power in West Virginia

Thousands of customers remained without electricity in West Virginia on Sunday after severe storms swept through the state. Appalachian Power said on its website nearly 6,600 homes and businesses had no service Sunday evening in southern West Virginia, down from …