As communities in the central US grapple with widespread devastation from a line of deadly storms that spawned dozens of tornadoes this week, more grave threats to the region are underway: additional severe thunderstorms and relentless rain with the potential to trigger “generational” flooding into the weekend.

Rain in Middle Tennessee through Sunday will create a significant flood threat with Nashville facing 6 inches of rain or more and Clarksville 10 inches.

A "slight" threat of severe weather continues for Middle Tennessee Thursday, the National Weather Service says, after a round of storms brought damaging winds and heavy rain.

Flooding is inundating Nashville as Middle Tennessee weathers a seemingly endless string of severe storms. State of play: Heavy rain made several roads throughout the region impassable on Thursday. Floodwaters temporarily closed major arteries,

The Nashville Fire Department responded to over a dozen high water calls on Thursday. A state of emergency was issued for the Volunteer State where local authorities reported at least six fatalities.

At least eight people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms, flooding and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest.

Friday’s tornado threat has increased and the risk for life-threatening flash flooding will continue into the weekend. Here’s where the dangerous weather will hit.

At least six people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest

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

The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the U.S. South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and killing two people.

Parts of the Midwest and South faced the possibility of torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods Friday, while many communities were still reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people.

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

A wide-reaching storm spawned several intense and violent tornadoes Wednesday and threatens near-nonstop rainfall Thursday that could trigger once-in-a-lifetime flooding. Follow here for live updates.