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Kentucky’s governor declared an emergency Wednesday after heavy – and potentially record-setting – rain caused widespread flooding throughout the state.

Questions. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. lets start with the extreme heat and severe weather happening all around the country. marissa parra is in south florida, tracking tornadoes, floods, triple digit temperatures. its hot where you are. whats the latest? >> reporter: you know when you have the hot weather, the severe weather kicks in. in north carolina, the ef 3 tornado snapped power line, ruined homes. there were over a dozen hurt, and the pfizer plant ...

Severe weather warnings were issued Tuesday afternoon as heavy rain and strong storms moved through the state.

Nashville and Middle Tennessee are under a flash flood watch until 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Emergency for the area.

Overnight rain that rolled through Western Kentucky has led to flash flooding in parts of the region.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is urging drivers to use extreme caution this morning as flooding continues.

A new storm swinging through the north-central United States Thursday will eventually reach the Northeast where it will trigger more downpours that may renew dangerous and damaging flash flooding to end this week, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Many locations in the Northeast have experienced relentless rounds of showers and thunderstorms in recent weeks. Some places have picked up one to three months' worth of rain over the course of just one to three days. In cities such as Worcester, M...

Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency for the state of Kentucky due to the flooding that has impacted the Jackson Purchase region.

At the end of May, parts of the Northeast were on the brink of a flash drought, or bouts of short-term drought fueled by weather conditions. Lower-than-average rainfall, high temperatures, strong winds and increased sunlight caused abnormally dry and drought conditions to develop across the region. Now, less than two months later, the same region is under threat of flash flooding. In May, the driest conditions were in eastern Pennsylvania. Philadelphia's historical average for rainfall in M...