CNN
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At least one person is dead as a powerful storm batters the eastern half of the US with dangerous flooding, prompting hurried evacuations, widespread road closures and hazardous travel conditions in several states.
A 73-year-old resident of Manchester, Kentucky, died in the Horse Creek area after being swept away by heavy floodwaters when he got out of his car Saturday night, the Clay County Coroner’s Office told CNN.
Flash flood emergencies and warnings were in effect for hundreds of thousands in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee through Saturday night. At least 413,000 people in Virginia were under a flood threat that could cause…
