No less than 10 people were killed Friday as severe storms swamped a large swath of the South and Midwest.
Three people in Alabama, two in Tennessee and one in Mississippi were killed by falling trees.
An Arkansas man drowned after he drove through high floodwaters.
Three others died in Kentucky in three different counties as storms with straight-line winds moved through the state.
A state-wide state of emergency was declared Friday after the National Weather Service in Louiseville called the storm “powerful and historic”
Winds reached peak gusts of 80 mph.
“I encourage everyone in our community to exercise extreme caution this evening, and in the approaching days – don’t drive through standing water, don’t approach downed power lines, or do anything that might put the lives of anyone in danger,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a Facebook post.
Greater than 1,000,000 utility customers in Kentucky, Tennessee and Michigan were without power Friday evening, in line with poweroutage.us.
The FOX Forecast Center predicted the severe weather would push from the southeast toward the west Friday, bringing tornados, damaging wind gusts and cold fronts.
Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina were predicted to bear the brunt of the storm.
Over 13,000 Texas utility customers were still without power Friday after tornados ripped through sections of the state.
Winds ripped off the roof of a food market, the roof of an apartment constructing and overturned 4 18-wheelers within the Dallas-Fort Value area.
Forecasters expect the northwest to expect similar severe conditions because the storms proceed to maneuver.
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The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Latest England, where a storm could blanket parts of Latest Hampshire and Maine with 18 inches of snow.
Airports, like Portland Jetport in Maine, have already canceled all flights for Saturday in preparation for the tremendous conditions.
