First tonight, a painful reminder about the dangers of flooding.

Police in Frankfort say floodwaters swept away a child this morning as he was walking to his bus stop.

The child died.

Governor Andy Beshear posted this about the child's death.

Quote my heart breaks for this family.

Please join Brittany and me in praying for them following this unimaginable loss, unquote.

As the rain continues, the main concern now is the accumulation of water during his news conference yesterday.

The governor emphasized the risks of flooding over the weekend and the need for people to be aware of what's happening.

Okay, so this is Saturday again.

What you see as is significant.

And then Sunday, it all really tapers off, early in the morning.

But, by Sunday it especially the riverbank flooding with just the amount of rain that we're going to have had, the rivers are likely still going to be rising.

Most of Kentucky's major rivers are looking at a potential flooding event, depending on the amount of rain we get now.

Through the end of the weekend.

Just a couple reminders from the National Weather Service, which is a critical organization that we desperately need and need to be strong and should not be cutting employees from because of events just like this.

They are our lifeblood.

They are the people that let us know ahead of time.

They work with all of our, TV stations to help make sure that everybody is spreading, that same message and then, flooding at night.

A lot of this rain is coming at night.

You can't see the road.

You can't see the level of flooding.

This is something that that we're worried about, not just in Kentucky, but all over the country.

The governor says the federal government has already approved his request for an emergency declaration, meaning federal help is on the way.

State leaders are also encouraging everyone to avoid driving into flooded waters.

The transportation cabinet says more than 300 state and local roads are closed because of weather.

People in Louisville are keeping an eye on the Ohio River.

Mayor Craig Greenberg talk today about how high the river could go.

It's expected to crest right now on Wednesday at 35.5ft in the upper pool.

Let me translate what that means.

The upper pool is the area of the Ohio River on the downtown side of the McAlpin locks.

Normal stage is about 12ft.

So this is going to be 23ft above what's normal in the downtown and northeast of downtown area.

23ft above normal for the Ohio River.

So just think of that at over two stories of your home of water to where the Ohio River normally is.

And that's what we're expecting to happen between now and Wednesday when it crests.

That is going to be very significant flooding that we have.

This may be one of the top ten floods in recorded history in Louisville.

If it reaches there, and particularly if it goes above that, 35.5ft flood stage.

Mayor Greenberg says damage assessment teams are looking at the harm caused by the storms Wednesday night and Thursday morning in Georgetown and Middletown.

The Thunder Over Louisville firework show is supposed to be a week from tomorrow.

The mayor says the city is assessing whether that can go forward, and they hope to know more on Monday.