The presidential declaration applies to all of Kentucky's 120 counties and allows FEMA to provide emergency assistance. Much of the state is under a flood warning Friday, with rain expected to continue.

While the threat of severe weather continues into this weekend, most of the attention is now on flooding — as the parts of the state rack up a month's worth of rain in the span of a few days.

The president has approved Kentucky's emergency declaration amid a stretch of tornadoes and flooding throughout the state.