CNN
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At least one person is dead as a storm sweeping across the eastern US is forecast to reach its peak strength overnight into Sunday – with heavy rainfall, potentially life-threatening flooding and dangerous overnight tornadoes.
Video footage from the storm in multiple states Saturday show topped trees, vehicles submerged in floodwaters, inundated houses and scenes of water rescues.
A 73-year-old resident of Manchester, Kentucky, died in the Horse Creek area after being swept away by heavy floodwaters on Saturday night, officials said. He was driving on Kentucky Highway 8 and was unable to cross, according to the Clay County Coroner’s Office.
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