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Violent storms sweep through central US and prompt evacuations in flooded Kentucky

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A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for Falmouth , Kentucky , cutting the city off from anyone except residents.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declares a state of emergency citing potentially record rainfall in areas unaccustomed to flooding.

The Kentucky River is predicted to crest at a historic high on Monday just shy of the level flood walls are built to protect against.

A line of violent storms has swept from Texas to Ohio , leaving at least 17 dead since Wednesday .

Millions of people are under a flood watch across parts of the Tennessee Valley , Ohio Valley , central Appalachians , and the Southeast .

Flash flood warnings remain in Middle Tennessee , including Nashville , as high water persists.

Arkansas hardest-hit state was Arkansas , with nearly 75,000 without power overnight.

This is the same system that stalled out across the mid-South since Wednesday .

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