A deadly tornado outbreak ripped through the South and Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, destroying homes and neighborhoods, damaging vehicles, bringing down trees and utility lines and knocking out power. Several states were impacted including Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Indiana.

Over 10 inches of rain could fall through Saturday, pushing rivers well above flood stage in a "particularly dangerous situation." If that wasn't enough, multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms with hail, winds and tornadoes could strike areas from the South to the Ohio Valley into the weekend.

A stalled weather pattern will trigger another round of severe storms across the South and Midwest on Friday. Tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding are all possible into the evening. Cities like Shreveport, Dallas, Memphis, Little Rock, Nashville, Cape Girardeau and Lexington are in the zone for potentially dangerous weather. This prolonged event could continue into the weekend, compounding impacts. Stay weather aware and have a plan to seek shelter quickly when warned.

A portion of the country across the Midwest and South faces multiple days with the threat of severe weather and flash flooding thanks to an upper-level blocking pattern from a high-pressure system in the Atlantic near the Southeast. Because of this pattern, the front has gotten stuck in these regions, with no relief expected until the high-pressure system moves eastward this weekend.

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