Just a small percentage of flood alerts issued by the National Weather Service each year are the highest level called a flash flood emergency warning. They typically signal a damaging, life-threatening event is ongoing or imminent and immediate action should be taken.

Heavy rainfall and severe weather hit Middle Tennessee as a series of powerful storms makes its way through over the next 2 days.

Flooding is the major concern for communities in Tennessee as heavy rain lingers. Find out where rivers are flooding with our flood map.

A powerful spring storm unleashed tornadoes across parts of the central United States on Wednesday and Thursday, leaving at least seven people dead as forecasters warned the unrelenting system will bring several more days of excessive rain that could trigger widespread life-threatening flash flooding.

The presidential declaration applies to all of Kentucky's 120 counties and allows FEMA to provide emergency assistance. Much of the state is under a flood warning Friday, with rain expected to continue.

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been approved for the Commonwealth of Kentucky to supplement response efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes

Several inches of rain will continue in Louisville and other commonwealth regions, with the possibility of flash or widespread flooding.

Emergency management crews are currently coordinating with other agencies, like the National Weather Service to monitor conditions ahead of expected rainfall.