Powerful storms that have actually damaged the central and eastern United States have killed a minimum of 16 individuals, authorities said.Meanwhile, the US National Weather Service has alerted of major flooding in the coming days.A line of strong storms extending from Arkansas to Ohio has harmed buildings, flooded streets and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days.Tennessee was hardest hit by extreme weather condition, with state authorities saying that 10 individuals had actually passed away throughout the western part of the state.Two people were killed due to floods in Kentucky, according to state Governor Andy Beshear, including a kid who was swept away by floodwaters.Photos shared on social and local media revealed extensive damage from the storm throughout numerous states, with homes torn apart, fell trees, downed power lines and overturned cars.Severe, prevalent flash flooding is expected into Sunday in parts of the central-eastern region, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, warning that lives and property remain in terrific danger.Two storm-related deaths were taped in Missouri and one in Indiana, according to regional media reports and authorities.A five-year-old was found dead in a home in Little Rock, Arkansas in connection to the ongoing extreme weather condition, the states emergency management firm stated in a statement.Flooding has reached record levels in lots of communities, Kentuckys Governor Beshear wrote on social media on Saturday, prompting residents in the state to avoid travel, and never drive through water.More than 100,000 clients were without power in Arkansas and Tennessee since early Sunday, according to the tracking website PowerOutage.us.The NWS that moderate to extreme twisters could form in parts of the Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi Valley on Sunday, in addition to extreme thunderstorms.Scientists say worldwide warming is interfering with climate patterns and the water cycle, making severe weather more regular and ferocious.Last year set a record for high temperatures in the United States, with the nation likewise mauled by a barrage of tornadoes and destructive hurricanes.-- Agencies