Standing water still remains in some parts of town after tropical storm Cindy brought heavy rain to the area, Saturday, June 24, 2017, in Leakesville, Miss. Flash flood watches are in effect until early Saturday in north central Tennessee, all of Kentucky and most of West Virginia as the remnants of a tropical storm head deeper inland. Others are in effect in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Cindy are covering timberland and fields across the rural Deep South, but the sun has peeked out enough to offer hope that the worst is over.
Swollen by heavy rains and flowing quickly, the Chickasawhay River was out of its banks near the southeastern Mississippi town of Leakesville and nearly 9 feet above flood level with the water still rising. An abandoned bridge spanning the river collapsed earlier in the week.
The National Weather Service said the Mississippi coast received nearly a foot of rain over a four-day period ending Saturday, the most in the region.
With remnants of the storm pushing through the Northeast, additional minor flooding was reported along the storm's track in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
CORRECTS STATE FROM ALABAMA TO MISSISSIPPI -The Pascagoula River spills over its banks as tropical storm Cindy dropped heavy rain in the area, Saturday, June 24, 2017, in Merrill, Miss. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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CORRECTS STATE FROM ALABAMA TO MISSISSIPPI - The Pascagoula River floods roads as tropical storm Cindy drops heavy rains, Saturday, June 24, 2017, in Merrill, Miss. Flash flood watches are in effect until early Saturday in north central Tennessee, all of Kentucky and most of West Virginia as the remnants of a tropical storm head deeper inland. Others are in effect in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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