Fast Facts:
- Flash Flood Emergencies cover parts of three states as water rescues underway.
- 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.”
- Rounds of storms dropped more than a foot of rain across the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Life-threatening flash flooding returned to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys Friday night, amid what officials warn could be part of historic flooding for the region.
The National Weather Service issued multiple Flash Flood Emergencies – their most dire flooding alerts – for towns in three states Friday night as torrential rains led to life-threatening flooding…