Flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 23 people.

The lower portion of the dam is expected to crest at 68.4 feet Wednesday, according to forecasters.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Gov. Andy Beshear has confirmed five deaths related to the recent flooding,

Ohio with a plethora of severe weather, from tornadoes to hail, snow and now river flooding. See how downtown Cincinnati was swamped after the Ohio River overflowed and how one person broke out their kayak to get around.

As the rain let up, communities — seeing some of their worst floods in a century — began rescuing people, surveying damage and counting the dead.

Rains have ended over the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi river basins, but runoff from 8-16 inches of rain over just a few days will continue to surge into larger rivers and lead to moderate to major flooding.

Storm chaser Aaron Rigsby reports live from Ohio on April 8 as extreme flooding continues to cause major problems from Cincinnati to Frankfort and well beyond.