Storms ripped through Middle Tennessee Wednesday night and the rain is still coming, raising concerns of flooding on roads.

Thousands of customers in Shelby County and Memphis were without power after a strong line of storms hit the area Wednesday night.

The first round of a four-day severe weather cycle slammed into Tennessee Wednesday night into Thursday morning killing at least five people.

A father and his 16-year-old daughter were killed after a tornado struck their modular home in Fayette County ... map: See where water levels are rising as rain continues in West Tennessee ...

"Yesterday’s storms were strong enough to impact TVA transmission lines as well ... Memphis flooding map: See where water levels are rising as rain continues in West Tennessee Memphis area ...

TEMA said Saturday that five deaths were in McNairy County ... and/or debris. The Tennessee Department of Transportation encourages drivers to check the Smartway map before they hit the road.

The Tennessee legislature passed bills enabling state intervention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS ... both the House and Senate along party lines. Across the House and Senate, Democrats ...

The Memphis weather forecast includes severe storms, flooding through the weekend; 5 weather-related deaths were reported across Tennessee Thursday.