Ammon News - Severe weather killed eight people across Kentucky after storms dumped more than 8 inches (200 mm) of rain on parts of the state, with water rescues continuing on Sunday as the rain turned into slushy snow, officials said.

Governor Andy Beshear reported six floodwater-related deaths, including those of a woman and a child in central Hart County, and two from vehicle accidents.

"Kentucky, we are seeing dangerous and life-threatening conditions across the state, and things are only going to get tougher due to widespread flooding and incoming weather," Beshear told a briefing on Sunday.

Heavy rainstorms battered multiple states, mostly on Saturday.

More than 128,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Virginia as of Sunday afternoon, with tens of thousands more outages in each of Georgia, West Virginia, Alabama and North Carolina, according to PowerOutage.us. Reuters