Heavy storms dumped hours-worth of rain in pockets from the Southern Plains into the Midwest and Ohio Valley Tuesday, setting up a dangerous flash flooding situation across the thousand mile stretch.
In the morning, first responders were pulling people from vehicles and homes in three separate states: Texas, Kentucky and Missouri.
By evening, downpours slammed Indianapolis, prompting evacuations west of the city.
The streets of Manhattan, Indiana, under water Tuesday.(AustinChillin/Instagram)
Meteoroligists warn any training thunderstorms could create similiar scenarios through this evening into Wednesday. You can get the latest forecast at the weather.com severe tracker.
Here's the very latest from the impacted states:
Indiana
Nearly 4.5 inches of rain was recorded at the Indianapolis International Airport Tuesday afternoon, according to weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam. The city of Plainfield, just to the west of the airport, saw 5.4 inches in less than four hours.Wayne Township was hard hit. WISH TV reported about 20 homes were flooded and 15 people were evacuated.
"We have multiple homes affected by flood waters," Lt. Troy Wymer of the Wayne Township Fire Department told the Indianapoils Star. "The water is rising pretty rapidly."
No injuries have been reported.
Kentucky
The rain started before sunrise, around 5 a.m., and drenched parts of western Kentucky with 5 inches in a short amount of time.McCracken County Emergency Management Director Jerome Mansfield told the Associated Press the "torrential downpour of rain" led to an apartment complex and a motel being evacuated and crews rescuing multiple people from vehicles that got stuck in high water, mostly in low-lying areas. He said he wasn't sure how many people were evacuated and rescued.
No injuries were reported and Mansfield said officials were trying to assess the damage now that the rain has stopped.
The American Red Cross was opening a shelter in Paducah overnight for anyone who couldn't return to their homes because of flooding.
West Kentucky Star reports that Paducah police participated in at least 18 water rescues from stalled vehicles.
(FORECAST: 24-Hour Flooding Threat)
Missouri
Cars swept into a pile Tuesday by flooding in Branson, Missouri. (Sierra Dobson)(Sierra Dobson)
The Barry County Sheriff's department told the Joplin Globe crews have had to evacuate some Cassville residents and rescue others because of flooding. The sheriff's department advises people to stay away from Cassville, saying on its Facebook page that "Cassville is CLOSED! Do NOT come to Cassville!"
The Missouri Department of Transportation also closed several highways and roads around Cassville.
Texas
At least 34 water rescues were performed in the Abilene area Tuesday morning, according to the Abilene Police Department. Water also reportedly entered some homes.
By afternoon, storms over San Angelo prompted at least 20 water rescues, according to the sheriff's office.
(FORECAST: More Flooding Ahead)
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