Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
Storms have killed seven people and left more than 106,000 utility customers without power as flood warnings remain in several states, officials said.
- Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding continue to threaten a swath from the Midwest to the East Coast, extending a deadly stretch of unsettled weather that has impacted communities since Aug 11.
- The storms have caused significant destruction in Indiana, leaving seven people dead since Aug 11, including a 4-year-old boy and a 31-year-old cyclist who died in Henry County.
- More than 106,000 utility customers remained without power as of Monday morning, down from a peak of around 300,000, while flood warnings persist in Randolph County where thunderstorms dropped up to 2 inches of rain.
- Jacob Spence, director of the Metropolitan Emergency Services Agency in Indianapolis, said, "While we have seen encouraging trends, the work is far from over," as city officials launched a website to support residents.
- The National Weather Service forecasts heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue for one more day across the upper Ohio Valley and Appalachians before a cold front sweeps the weather pattern off the East Coast on Tuesday.
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Residents of Indiana remained on alert as they returned Monday to their homes devastated by floods, as thunderstorms and heavy rains moved eastward from the north centre of the country to the mid-Atlantic region and as intense heat burned much of the south and south-west of the nation.
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Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
A deadly stretch of unsettled weather is continuing Monday, with thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding possible from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic.
Parts of the U.S. Midwest will continue to face the threat of flooding on August 17. The photo shows numerous homes destroyed after a tornado struck Aroma Park, Illinois, on March 11, 2026. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Electric storms, heavy rains and sudden floods continued to threaten Monday from mid-west to the Middle Atlantic region in the United States, prolonging a deadly period of unstable weather.
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