Nicole Bonaccorso
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Communities in Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky were swamped on Friday as heavy rain hit the area. Photos show significant flooding in the town of Union City, Tennessee, where mobile home parks and shopping areas were inundated Friday morning.
(MORE: The Latest On The Flash Flood Emergency)
Evacuations and search-and-rescue operations were underway in Obion County, Tennessee. Residents were evacuated from the Green Acres Mobile Home Community as floodwaters approached waist-level, according to WREG-TV. Rescue workers evacuated residents trapped in their homes via boats.
Flash flood emergencies were declared in far western Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee, including Union City. Areas northeast of Birmingham, Alabama, were seeing flooding as well, especially in the town of Oneonta, where cars were stranded in the floodwaters.
According to the National Weather Service, more than 10 inches of rain fell between Thursday and Friday in the region from Mississippi County, Missouri, to Gibson County, Tennessee.
Click through the slideshow above to see images of the flooding.
Senior editor Nicole Bonaccorso works as weather.com's photo editor and writes about breaking news, travel, climate and more.
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