A potent storm that already plunged parts of California underwater has started to deal a serious blow to the eastern half of the US with flooding rain, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, snow and ice all expected.

Much of the eastern U.S. braced for a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather on Saturday, while snowstorms were predicted in the Northeast and heavy winds brought the threat of tornadoes to the

Throughout Saturday and into the overnight hours, there were numerous Flash Flood Warnings stretching across parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and North Carolina. In Kentucky, where Gov. Andy Beshear issued a state of emergency in advance of the heavy rainfall,