Spring storms cause deadly flash flooding in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky was swamped by wave after wave of heavy rain, unleashing flash flooding that swept a woman into a creek, killing her, stranded a school bus and forced more than 160 rescues in Louisville.
In Lee County, authorities searched for the woman swept away by rushing water on Friday, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Officer Rufus Cravens said in a statement.
The woman was stranded in her vehicle in high water Friday morning on an eastern Kentucky highway. Rescue workers lost sight of her about two hours later, Kentucky State Police Trooper Robert Purdy said.
As floodwaters receded Friday night, authorities reached the submerged vehicle and found the woman inside, who was pronounced dead by the county coroner, Cravens said.
Authorities initially believed that a child was also in the car, but no one else was found inside the vehicle, Cravens said. The initial investigation indicates that the woman was alone, he said.
The rains started Thursday and continued Friday in portions of the Bluegrass State.
As rain pushed through parts of the South and Midwest, severe thunderstorms were also blamed for the death of a woman who was camping with her family at Natural Bridge State Resort Park in eastern Kentucky.
Meanwhile, thousands of people in south central Kansas lost power amid winds that reached nearly 90 mph downed trees and damaged buildings overnight and early Friday, and a possible tornado was being investigated in Oklahoma.

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