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Kentucky child dead in floodwaters as storms soak central US

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Flood warnings issued for areas along the banks of some of Greater Cincinnati's most prominent rivers.

More than three million people from Texas to Illinois are at an enhanced risk of powerful storms threatening flooding rain and possible tornadoes.

At least eight storm-related deaths have been reported in the central U.S. since Wednesday .

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis released its official tornado tracking report on most of the tornadoes that touched down in Indiana on Wednesday night .

Multiple flash flood warnings are in effect across Kentucky , with 8 to 12 inches falling across a broad area over the past two days .

At least four inches of rain has fallen so far in northern Kentucky and that could double by Sunday .

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