At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms lash from Texas to Ohio

A resident is brought to dry land by boat after being rescued from flood waters by emergency responders from the Benton, Conway and Shannon Hills fire departments and the Pulaski County Emergency Management team in Shannon Hills, Arkansas (Colin Murphey/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came on Saturday for parts of the US South and Midwest, already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly tornadoes.

Heavy rains have pounded the central US, rapidly swelling waterways and prompting a series of flash flood emergencies from Texas to Ohio.