The Latest Breaking News from Arkansas

At least 16 people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms in the US Midwest

A storm system sweeping over large areas of the U.S. South and Midwest has resulted in at least 20 weather-related deaths, with overnight tornado and flash flood warnings setting up more severe weather that forecasters say could cause rising waterways for days to come

Rainfall near Memphis, Tennessee, is expected to exceed 12in over the next three days

White House approves Tennessee’s state of emergency request as further fatalities expected to be confirmed

Nearly 2.5 million people were placed in a "high-risk" zone, which included parts of west Tennessee, northeast Arkansas, southeast Missouri, and regions of western Kentucky and southern Illinois.

Extreme weather warnings were issued across Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi

Violent storms have cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes

As severe thunderstorms threaten to hit parts of the Midwest and South, forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding, strong tornadoes and baseball-sized hail

Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes in coming days from a new round of storms