ATLANTA (AP) — A severe storm system is roughing up much of the South for a second day. It knocked out power to tens of thousands and snarled morning commutes.
The storm system claimed two lives yesterday after spinning off tornadoes in Arkansas and Missouri. And it sent heavy thunderstorms across much of Georgia early today.
In Atlanta, cars crawled under heavy rain as water pooled on some low-lying roadways.
Forecasters say tornadoes and damaging wind are still a threat as the storms head across the southern Appalachians into the Carolinas.
Georgia Power reported more than 29,000 customers without electricity early today, the bulk of the outages in the greater Atlanta area. Alabama Power reported about 20,500 customers still without power.
In Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency yesterday even before the severe weather had cleared out of his state. A major utility provider in Louisiana, Entergy, said more than 37,000 customers remained without power in hard-hit regions of the state.
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049-a-06-(Jennifer Hensley, KNOE-TV producer, in AP interview)-“it this bad (second time)”-Monroe, Louisiana TV producer Jennifer Hensley says viewers calling into her station say the severe weather is the worst they can remember. (14 Oct 2014)
< 048-a-07-(Jennifer Hensley, KNOE-TV producer, in AP interview)-“a tornado coming”-Monroe, Louisiana TV producer Jennifer Hensley was teaching a class at a nearby college when the tornado warning was announced. (14 Oct 2014) < APPHOTO TXTEX102: Neighbors and Arkansas State Police search though the rubble Monday, Oct, 13, 2014, for valuables and anything they can salvage for the family of Eddie Withem who was killed in a tornado about 5 a.m. Monday in Arden, Ark., about 10 miles west of Ashdown. Forecasters were warning residents along a wide arc including Georgia to brace for strong winds early Tuesday that could bring down trees and cause power outages and flooding. (AP Photo/Texarkana Gazette, Evan Lewis) (12 Oct 2014) < Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.