Video: Floods and tornadoes cause damage in US Gulf states
Severe storm systems are causing widespread flooding, tornadoes, and other storm damage across the southern United States.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), large areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were affected.
Wind gusts of up to 120 km/h are possible in some areas, the NWS said.
One death was reported in Scott County, Mississippi, about 200 miles north of New Orleans.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has not released details about the incident or the cause of death.
More than 250,000 customers were without power across the region as of Wednesday afternoon, according to tracking site PowerOutage.us.
Flash flooding was reported in the New Orleans area, more than a month’s worth of rain was recorded in just a few hours, and several suspected tornadoes caused damage across the Bay Area.
Police in Slidell, Louisiana, said at least 10 people were injured and taken to hospitals for treatment following a possible tornado.
Another twister is confirmed to have hit the town of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Houses were damaged, but there were no reports of injuries.
The storm front is moving into Japan and the Middle East, with tornado warnings in place for parts of southeastern Alabama, Florida and Georgia until the evening.
Earlier, the same storm front brought severe weather to Texas, with a suspected tornado forming outside Houston on Tuesday night.
Flooding has caused evacuations, highway closures and rescue efforts continue in southeast Texas, according to CBS News and local reports.
