Strong rain and high winds were battering the southeast on Wednesday, causing flooding and tornadoes in some states.
More than 30 million people across the Southeast were under a severe storm threat Wednesday. Flooding alerts were in place for more than 13 million people between living from Texas to Georgia after storms dumped rain and damaged buildings across Texas Tuesday night.
The affected region included northeast Texas, most of Louisiana, central and southern Arkansas, much of Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, western Georgia and the Florida panhandle.
Torrential rains flooded Kirbyville, Texas, where rescue crews reported they had to conduct "10 to 15 high water rescues."
At least 100,000 homes were left without power in east Texas due to the severe storms.
In addition to flooding, hail the size of baseballs was reported in parts of Texas, and at least one tornado was spotted in Mississippi.
Storms soaked the region all morning on Wednesday.
Forecasters predicted that some areas would see the storms get worse as the day progressed.
