During the briefing, Beshear referred to the flooding as a "painful, difficult disaster" and reiterated how this was one of the worst disasters to hit Kentucky in years as the death total has risen to 22.

The death toll from last week ’ s severe weather in Kentucky has risen to 21, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Saturday. The state was hit with deadly flooding amid freezing temperatures last weekend, which continued to devastate the central Plains as another storm system brought more heavy snow and wind.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says weather-related deaths have risen to 15 after recent flooding as rescue efforts begin to come to an end.

The death toll from severe flooding and weather across Kentucky has risen. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday another person has died, bringing the death toll to 22. The most recent victim was a man in Marshall County who died from hypothermia.