Several states across the American Heartland are currently bracing for a once-in-a-generation stormy weather event involving tornadoes and heavy rains.
A report from AccuWeather on Monday described the event as a “firehose of moisture,” with thunderstorms and torrential downpours expected throughout the weekend.
States ranging from Arkansas to Kentucky and Ohio may see over a foot of rain over the course of just a few days, “triggering rapid, major and historic flooding,” per AccuWeather meteorologists.
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The storms are projected to impact 46 million people, with at least 13 million in a high-risk or extreme-risk flood zone.
The severe weather is expected to last from Wednesday night to Saturday.
“That moisture plume, known as an atmospheric river, will be tropical in nature and originate from the
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