At least one person was killed Sunday after severe weather battered the central U.S. The storms, which spanned from the southern Great Lakes region to as far south as Texas and Louisiana, packed destructive wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes.

South Texas is trying to dry out after severe thunderstorms flooded streets and had authorities conducting more than 50 water rescues as many drivers were forced to abandon their vehicles on roadways

Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Thursday and Friday after over half year’s worth of rain - approaching a full year’s worth in some places - caused at least four deaths and forced dozens of water rescues near the US-Mexico border.