Fast Facts:
- Rounds of storms dropped more than foot of rain across the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
- A boy was killed in Kentucky after floodwater swept him away as he was heading to the bus stop.
- NWS Memphis said: “This is not your average flood risk. Generational flooding with devastating impacts is possible.”
- Flood Watches cover northeastern Texas through central Ohio, stretching over 900 miles and including more than 30 million Americans.
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A boy died in Kentucky on Friday as round after round of rain swamped the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, creating what officials warned could be historic flooding.
A stalled front draped over the central U.S. will bring continuous rain and storms through the weekend, causing both a flood threat and a severe weather threat…