BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Severe weather lashed out on the southeastern United States Tuesday evening, bringing heavy rain, dangerous flooding, tornadoes, high winds and hail.Rescue teams in boats evacuated apartment residents near Birmingham, Alabama after issuing a rare flash flood emergency.The torrential downpour flooded homes, dumping more than seven inches of water in just a few hours.
The severe weather also toppled trees and knocked out power for tens of thousands of customers.Massive flash flooding in Birmingham, Alabama as torrential rains hammer the South for second straight day.Elsewhere in the South, relentless storms broke off tree limbs and damaged homes from Texas to Virginia, and multiple dangerous tornadoes ripped through.