A deluge of rain along the Alabama-Florida line left people trapped on the roads and inside their homes Tuesday into Wednesday. The heavy rain stretched into the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing flooding and a landslide in a busy Baltimore neighborhood.
The heavy rain is part of the same system that spun up dozens of tornadoes during the weekend into Monday. Communities in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and more are just beginning to pick up the pieces. In total, at least 40 people have been killed.
Below is a rundown of the outbreak's impact for each state:
Alabama
More than two feet of rain caused flooding problems for Gulf Coast communities in Alabama Wednesday just days after a severe weather outbreak brought multiple tornadoes to the state. There were at least 30 water rescues in the Mobile area alone.Emergency managers say at least 240 homes were damaged or destroyed by the tornadoes and strong storms that swept through Alabama. The latest update from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency says damage is being reported in 31 of Alabama's 67 counties.
The greatest reported concentration of destruction occurred at the Smith Institute community of Etowah County, where between 100 and 150 homes were damaged or destroyed. Another 90 homes were hit in Blount County.
In Tuscaloosa, 21-year-old John Servati was killed when a tornado struck near Tuscaloosa Monday night. Servati and his girlfriend were hiding in the basement when a retaining wall was knocked onto him. He was a member of the swimming and diving team at the University of Alabama.
Limestone County Emergency Director Rite White told the Associated Press that two people were confirmed killed west of Athens, Alabama. in a mobile home park. That tornado left EF3 damage, as confirmed by a National Weather Service crew that surveyed the damage on Tuesday. The twister packed winds as high as 165 mph.
An EF1 tornado was confirmed in the Kimberly community, north of Birmingham.
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