Heavy rains lead to rescues, road closures in Appalachia
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NewsNation Now) — Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said.
In Kentucky, officials in Magoffin and Pike counties declared a state of emergency Sunday due to damage from the flooding and some evacuations took place including at Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Multiple water rescues were reported in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, authorities said.
In Kentucky, Wolfe County Sheriff Chris Carson rescued four adults and a toddler from a vehicle trapped in flood water by using a tractor with a front end loader, according to the sheriff’s Facebook page. Carson was able to get the people in the bucket and then to safety, the post said.
Randy Fitch clears debris from a mudslide on Wheeler Lane in Johnson County, Ky., following heavy rain on Monday, March 1, 2021. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) 
Catherine Castle stands on the porch of her home in downtown Paintsville, Ky., as floodwaters approach on Monday, March 1, 2021. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) 
A street in downtown Paintsville, Ky., is flooded Monday, March 1, 2021. Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said.(Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) 
An abandoned car is surrounded by floodwater on Kentucky Route 7 in Salyersville, Ky., on Monday, March 1, 2021. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) 
A fence is reflected in flood waters in downtown Paintsville, Ky., on Monday, March 1, 2021. Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)\ 
Flood waters surround Rockhouse Freewill Baptist Church in Johnson County, Ky., Monday, March 1, 2021. Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) 
A vehicle is surrounded by floodwaters in the parking of the Johnson County Judicial Center in Paintsville, Ky., on Monday, March 1, 2021. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) 
Water covers West Maple Street in Salyersville, Ky., on Monday, March 1, 2021. Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) 
Water covers West Maple Street in Salyersville, Ky., on Monday, March 1, 2021. Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) 
Water surrounds the Johnson County, Ky., Judicial Center in Paintsville, Ky., on Monday, March 1, 2021. Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
In Tennessee, four adults and an infant were rescued from a partially submerged truck that slid off a water-covered bridge in DeKalb County, NewsNation affiliate WKRN reported. In addition, a child was injured in Nashville when he tripped over a downed power line while playing outside, officials said.
In Memphis, two families have to find a new place to live after a tree fell on a duplex due to oversaturated grounds and rainy conditions. Officials told NewsNation affiliate WREG they rescued an 8-year-old who was trapped in a bedroom moments before the floor gave way.
High water and mudslides blocked roadways in West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, where flood warnings remained in effect Monday morning, the National Weather Service said.
In West Virginia, flooding hit some areas that were ravaged by power outages from ice storms last month. Floodwaters inundated roads in more than a dozen counties, highways officials said. The National Guard assisted with some evacuations Sunday night in the Dunlow area of Wayne County.
In Roane County, residents in one public service district were asked to conserve drinking water after a flooded water plant broke down and was inaccessible. The Clay Roane Public Service District said in a social media post that water tanks were dangerously low and cannot be refilled until the floodwaters recede and the problem is repaired.
Some schools were closed or delayed classes due to flooding concerns and about 18,000 customers were without power in Kentucky and West Virginia, according to poweroutage.us, a utility tracking service.
The Associated Press and NewsNation affiliates contributed to this article.
