We begin our coverage in Madison County tonight, which saw roughly ten inches of rainfall.

As of this afternoon, the county was still under a state of emergency.

Our Emily Prince has more on the devastation and road to recovery.

One of the areas hardest hit by this weekend's flooding was Madison County.

This is the scene in Richmond.

Behind me is what was previously Million Church off of Tates Creek Road.

It was washed away by Saturday afternoon flood waters.

All that remains now are the steeple and the cross recovery efforts are fully underway.

A representative from the Red cross told me it will still take a few days to fully assess the damage, and a local nonprofit is helping in those recovery efforts bringing in supplies, giving it to those who are in need, housing those who may have lost their homes.

This is personal, really, for us on multiple levels.

Jamie Jordan is the assistant director of One Stop, which is part of enrich, a nonprofit in Richmond that helps those in recovery or looking for a second chance.

The nonprofit has stepped up during this weekend's natural disaster, serving as an emergency shelter and providing supplies for those who are picking up the pieces.

Jordan said one of the workers at enrich was personally impacted by the flooding.

He actually sent us a video of the floodwaters going right by his house.

So his house is, livable.

But there's going to be a lot of work there.

Two of the county's three fatalities occurred at a home off University Drive.

These were folks that I personally knew that we had helped previously.

And so they were lost, simply by flash flooding in an area that we never suspected it would happen.

During a press conference today, the Madison County deputy judge executive confirmed that emergency services conducted 68 water rescues and took 1500 calls on Saturday.

As of this afternoon, the county was still under a state of emergency.

A representative from the Red cross said the most crucial time to make sure folks are okay is within a day of the initial flooding.

But the mass care operation and, those first 12 to 24 hours, we've made it through there.

So most of these folks have somewhere to stay.

They have some sort of temporary arrangements.

Jordan said there are individuals who came from the house on University Drive who are currently staying at a hotel.

They've lost everything.

Their IDs, Social Security cards, all the things they need to find housing.

And so we're really starting over with them.

The recovery for those in the house is really deep.

It goes beyond cleaning and housing.

It's it's one of a, trauma level.

Specifically, one of those gentlemen was working to try to save lives and because of the speed of the flood water and an area that I'm not aware of has ever flooded, I'm not sure, he he wasn't able.

Our hearts go out to to those families and those individuals, especially for the loss of life, Jordan said.

Right now in Rich has received all the supply donations they need.

He said for people looking to contribute monetary donations will help with long term recovery and they really just need prayer.

Pray for us.

Pray for the folks displaced.

God's been blessing us and he will continue to do so.

The pastor of the church told the Richmond Register that they did not lose the church, just the physical building.

He said he's unsure what rebuilding efforts might look like and if it will take place here in Madison County.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm Emily Prince.

Madison County judge executive said he's confident the level of damage will warrant local government assistance.

He's unsure at this time if the county will qualify for state or federal emergency assistance.