Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic

The National Weather Service warned Monday that heavy rain and thunderstorms would continue for another day, followed by a cold front clearing the East Coast by Tuesday. West Virginia, southeast Ohio, and northeast Kentucky were under a flood watch through Monday evening, with lingering high water from earlier storms raising the risk of flash flooding.

Indiana experienced at least seven deaths from the recent storms and flooding. Indianapolis' White River was seeing receding floodwaters and easing rains on Sunday, but a flood warning remained in effect for Randolph County. Jacob Spence, director of the Metropolitan Emergency Services Agency in Indianapolis, noted that while progress was being made, the situation was far from resolved.

The agency launched a website to assist affected residents. The fatalities included a 4-year-old boy, three men, and three women. Among the seven victims was James Briar, a 31-year-old cyclist, who was found dead on a washed-out road in Henry County after apparently going around a barricade and falling into the collapsed road.