South recovering from storms, death count climbs | Reuters

(Reuters) - Severe weather in the South in recent days -- including tornadoes, thunderstorms, flooding and hail -- has killed at least 45 people, officials said on Monday.

The count that may rise as recovery efforts continue.

Some forecasters expect another around of severe weather to hit the central Plains and the Mississippi and Ohio valleys on Tuesday.

"Beginning late today and tonight, a small area from eastern Kansas to western Kentucky could have a few localized gusty storms before a more widespread severe weather threat unfolds," metrologist Bill Deger of Accuweather.com said.

Meanwhile, the Midwest is expected to get a mix of snow and rain around the Great Lakes, according to the Weather Channel, and flood warnings were in effect along and near the Ohio River in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, the National Weather Service reported.

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