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Video from Kentucky showed emergency crews wading through knee-deep floodwaters to rescue residents who got stuck in their cars amid the floods Monday.
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Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 23 June 2026
Video showed floodwaters rushing inside the lower of level of the hospital, forcing patients and staff to evacuate.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
Knee-high floodwater forced them to tear out flooring, drywall, furniture, bedding and appliances.
—Tammy Webber, Fortune, 23 June 2026
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Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 23 June 2026
Video showed floodwaters rushing inside the lower of level of the hospital, forcing patients and staff to evacuate.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
Knee-high floodwater forced them to tear out flooring, drywall, furniture, bedding and appliances.
—Tammy Webber, Fortune, 23 June 2026
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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