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Graves County Emergency Management activated the DARCI platform on Sunday, which lets residents who have been affected by severe weather in recent days share their disaster-related needs with relief organizations in the county.

Several Kentucky communities were hit with flash flooding on Friday and are prepping for yet another round of storms – with the potential for more widespread flooding – to hit this weekend.

Intense winds, including suspected tornadoes, ripped through east Louisville and several western Kentucky counties Wednesday night. Gov. Andy Beshear said no fatalities have been reported, but noted injuries and structural damage.

More rain on the way in days to come as forecasters warn of flash flooding chances

Officials with the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center are forecasting a significant chance of a tornado outbreak across western Kentucky and Tennessee as well as in southern Illinois, Indiana and Missouri Wednesday evening.

Severe weather is expected to impact parts of western Kentucky and Tennessee – as well as southern Illinois – beginning Friday evening and into Saturday.

Soaking rains, thunderstorms and snow inundated Kentucky over the weekend causing widespread flooding across the state.

Disaster assistance for those affected by storms during Memorial Day weekend are available for victims in 15 Kentucky counties.

Anyone who lost power following severe weather across Kentucky might be eligible for disaster reimbursement during the month of May. The program is to help offset any loss of food for residents who lost power following the storms.

The Paducah office of the National Weather Service is forecasting that Wednesday afternoon and evening in far western Kentucky, southern Illinois and western Tennessee hold the possibility of severe weather.