New storms pummel the South as a week of deadly weather marches on

By KRISTIN M. HALL and GEORGE WALKER IV
Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) — A 10-year-old boy is in grave condition in Tennessee after being swept into a storm drain in a community southeast of Nashville. Now a new wave of dangerous storms is crashing over parts of the region Thursday even as it cleans up from severe weather that injured the boy, spawned apparent tornadoes and killed at least three people. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center cites an “enhanced risk” for severe weather from Texas to South Carolina. The storms continue a streak of torrential rains and tornadoes this week from the Plains to the Midwest and now the Southeast.