At least eight people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms, flooding and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest.

The storm has already wreaked havoc across the South and the Midwest, killing at least eight people, including a boy who was swept away by floodwaters in Kentucky.

Our First Alert Weather Days continue through the weekend as another round of strong-to-severe storms will through with more flooding concerns.

Parts of the Midwest and South are facing the possibility torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods on Friday The fresh storms come as many communities are still reeling from severe tornadoes

At least four people in Tennessee and Missouri were killed in the first wave of storms on Wednesday and early Thursday that spun off powerful tornadoes

At least six people were killed in western Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana in the first wave on Wednesday and early Thursday that spun off powerful tornadoes.