Insurers are on alert as floods left 23 people dead as storms battered West Virginia last week.
The National Weather Service reported that some areas of the mountainous state received 25% of their average annual rainfall within 24 hours, causing rivers and streams to overflow. Elk River reached 9.7 meters, its highest recorded level since 1888.
Hundreds more have been rescued as the state suffered its worst flooding in more than a century. Officials have declared a state of emergency in 44 out of 55 counties. The National Guard has also been deployed to help with rescue efforts.
The West Virginia government is now focused on rescue operations and restoring power to 66,000 residences. More than 100 homes have been critically damaged or destroyed, reports said.
The Midwest saw the descent of violent storms that triggered as many as 18 tornadoes.
Meanwhile, more thunderstorms are expected to come in early July. Violent weather is expected in parts of the Plains, mid-western, south eastern and Mid-Atlantic States over the weekend.
AccuWeather Lead Storm Warning Meteorologist Eddie Walker said in a report that stormy weather may extend from Missouri to Virginia.
