Flash Floods Threaten Midwest

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Rising rivers and flash floods threaten waterlogged central U.S. communities

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NEW: Hopkinsville , Kentucky , reopens after floodwaters recede, but more rain is on its way Saturday and Sunday .

Flooding has killed at least two more people in Kentucky , including a 9-year-old boy swept away Friday on his way to school.

At least seven people have been killed in tornadoes, with more twisters possible in places this weekend .

Nearly half of NWS forecast offices have 20 percent vacancy rates after Trump administration job cuts.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says entire neighborhoods in the hard-hit town of Selmer were “completely wiped out” Mississippi ’s governor said at least 60 homes were damaged.

Four people were injured while taking shelter in a vehicle under a church carport in western Kentucky .

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