One Dead, Cars Stranded, Water Rescues Needed as Dangerous Storms Hit Several States
By Ron Brackett 2 hours ago weather.com
Heavy Rain, Flood Threat for Southeast Through the Weekend Meteorologist Danielle Banks says heavy rain could cause flooding for the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend.
At a Glance
At least one person was killed in flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Parts of Interstate 110 were covered with water.
A tornado flipped cars in a hospital parking lot in Baton Rouge.
More than 20 high-water rescues performed in Oklahoma City.
Storms in Louisiana and Oklahoma on Thursday killed at least one person and left homes and other buildings damaged, cars overturned and streets flooded.
"We unfortunately had a confirmed fatality associated with the weather we’ve experienced today," Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said in a press conference late Thursday morning.
Officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a pickup truck stalled in flood waters. The driver had attempted to get out of the truck and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, NBC Local 33 reported. The person was later pronounced dead.
Broome said officials were caught off guard by the weather.
In Oklahoma, police had responded to nearly two dozen high-water rescues in Oklahoma City in a little more than an hour Thursday morning.
Poster Comment:
When I worked for State of Illinois, the railroad underpass on Higgins east of Mannheim would flood frequently since a nearby creek would overflow during heavy rains.
We were out there once and set up barricades. Some guy pulls up in a bread truck and says, "I need to get thru there." He drives around the barricade.
The next thing you see is the bread truck sinking and him swimming for it. There must have been 10 feet of water down there.
Stupid is as stupid does. I bet he lost his job over that one.