At least 16 dead as 'life-threatening, catastrophic, and potentially historic' flash flooding persists in South and Midwest

A week of powerful storms that swept through the South and Midwest, killing at least 16 people, is still wreaking significant havoc in the region this weekend.

A week of powerful storms that swept through the South and Midwest, killing at least 16 people, is still wreaking significant havoc in the region this weekend.

The weather-related death toll includes a man who was killed by flood waters in Nelson County, Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear reported Saturday morning, as well as a first responder in Missouri.

The first responder was pronounced dead Saturday at Mercy Hospital Washington in Washington, Missouri, about 50 miles west of St. Louis, after he was involved in a vehicle crash en route to a water rescue, according to a statement from the Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District.

The crash left him critically injured before he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead, the district in nearby Beaufort, Missouri, said. Another person injured in the wreck was hospitalized in unknown condition, it said.

Fire Chief Terry Feth said the first responder died trying to help others. "Our entire department is grieving," the chief said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/storms/catastrophic-historic-flash-flooding-midwest-rcna199829

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