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The male victim
drowned after getting out of his car on a flooded road in Flat
Gap, Johnson County, about 125 miles east of Lexington, the
Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
As many as six people, including one child, were unaccounted for
after widespread flash flooding hit the county, the
Herald-Leader and WKYT reported.
Search and rescue efforts were under way, an employee with the
Paintsville/Johnson County Emergency Management Office said.
She could not immediately confirm the number of people reported
missing.
A new round of severe weather capable of damaging winds,
tornadoes and large hail was expected to hit the state overnight
and early on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
Parts of Illinois, Indiana, southwestern Ohio were also at risk
for severe thunderstorms through early Tuesday, it said.
The new wave of thunderstorms on already saturated ground could
lead to more flash flooding, downed trees and power lines, said
Buddy Rogers, a spokesman for Kentucky Emergency Management.
About 60 homes were badly damaged by flooding near the city of
Morehead, in Rowan County, Rogers said.
He encouraged people to stay off the roads, if possible, and
said to never attempt to drive through a flooded area.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in Los Angeles; Editing by
Michael Perry)
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