Sean Breslin
Severe flooding struck parts of the South Friday morning, with multiple flash flood emergencies declared in parts of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Here's the latest on what happened in these areas:
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(12:15 p.m. ET) Here's Where The Top Rain Totals Have Been Observed
-11.49 inches in Union City, Tennessee
-11.05 inches near Hickman, Kentucky
-8.62 inches in Greenfield, Tennessee
Source: National Weather Service
(10:15 a.m. ET) New Images Show Tennessee Homes Surrounded By Floodwaters
In the town of Union City, Tennessee, which was included in one of the flash flood emergencies, images and video shared with weather.com showed numerous homes surrounded by flooding. According to a local report from meteorologist Noah Bergen, a mobile home park in the town was evacuated as floodwaters rose 3 to 4 feet in some areas.
(9:15 a.m. ET) Flooding Extends Into Alabama
Northeast of Birmingham, vehicles were stranded in floodwaters in the town of Oneonta overnight, and images shared to social media showed how the flooding persisted into this morning. Local media said no injuries had been reported in the town of about 7,000.
"We had a total of two rescues, retrieving four victims," Oneonta Public Safety Director Brandon Horton told WBRC-TV. "All of those were driving through areas that were covered in water. Everyone was OK. All the victims were recovered safely."
(8:50 a.m. ET) Why Are These Areas Seeing Significant Flooding?
"Training thunderstorms [storms that move over the same area for a prolonged period of time, like a train on railroad tracks] developed over portions of far western Kentucky and western Tennessee early Friday," said weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam. "Heavy rain has been falling for several hours with over 10 inches reported in some spots."
The heavy rain is expected to persist in some areas of the region into the afternoon, which could lead to additional flooding.
(8:30 a.m. ET) Here's Where Flash Flood Emergencies Are In Effect
Two flash flood emergencies were declared early this morning – one in far western Kentucky, and one in northwestern Tennessee. In Kentucky, the flash flood emergency included the town of Hickman.
The Tennessee flash flood emergency spanned an area from Woodland Mills southeast to Sharon.
For more information on flash flood emergencies, click here.
Sean Breslin is a managing editor at weather.com. A lifelong weather geek, he has covered weather and science news for the website since 2011. Follow him on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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