Water surged beyond the banks of the Obion River early Sunday, breaching levees and leading to the evacuation of nearly everyone in the small West Tennessee town of Rives as roads and homes flooded. The National Weather Service in Memphis issued a flash flood emergency by Sunday morning,

In Pikeville, Kentucky, a town with a population of roughly 7,000 people, "nearly every home" in one neighborhood saw flooding impacts, the mayor said.

The Salvation Army says after heavy rainfall caused historic flooding across Kentucky and Tennessee over the weekend, it is mobilizing to assist impacted communities. Officials say some areas received more than 8 inches of rain in just 24 hours,