After record flooding, Tennessee to get more rain

clipped from www.cnn.com (CNN) -- Tennessee can expect two to three more inches of rain Sunday, a day after a heavy downpour triggered severe flooding and killed at least five people. Two people were killed Saturday when their SUV was caught in flood waters in Dover, about 80 miles northwest of Nashville, an emergency management official said. One more person was reported dead in Davidson County, a spokeswoman for the Nashville mayor's office said. The other two deaths were in Williamson County and Carroll County, said Jeremy Heidt, spokesman for Tennessee Emergency Management. "This is one of the most severe rain events Nashville has ever experienced," Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said in a statement. Video: Nashville resident captures 'practically a class two rapids' on her neighborhood streets Dean said more than 50 water rescues had been conducted Saturday, and more were under way. "I urge all Nashville residents to stay home and stay off the roads," Dean said.

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Tornado hits Okla.; no injuries reported

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clipped from www.usatoday.com HAMMON, Okla. (AP) — At least five homes and a barn owned by the county government were destroyed and other structures were damaged Monday by a large tornado in the western Oklahoma town of Hammon. No injuries were reported with the storm, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Michelann Ooten said. Besides the five homes that were destroyed, the roofs of several other houses were blown off, and power lines were down throughout the area, Ooten said. "It really skirted the southeast corner and missed the population center," Roger Mills County Sheriff Joe Hay said. "We had lots of warning. Our local storm spotters and the Hammon fire department were on top of the tornado before it got started." The barn — a large metal building — housed some vehicles and other equipment that belonged to Roger Mills County, officials said. The tornado was part of a large weather system tracking through the Plains.

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