"Folks, the next 48 hours are critical. Please be alert, avoid high water, and make smart decisions. Stay safe, Kentucky."

Gov. Andy Beshear gave an update Thursday following bouts of severe weather and multiple confirmed tornadoes across the Commonwealth. Beshear confirmed that the storm that shook up the Jeffersontown and Middletown area in Jefferson County was,

"Folks, the next 48 hours are critical. Please be alert, avoid high water, and make smart decisions. Stay safe, Kentucky."

As Kentucky remains under a state emergency due to ongoing severe weather, Gov. Andy Beshear addressed the state on Thursday with the latest information. In a news release, Beshear said he would update Kentuckians on a variety of topics,

Knowing the odds of winning were stacked against him, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear nevertheless vetoed bills sent his way by the Republican-dominated Kentucky legislature with by-now familiar themes: abortion,

Kentucky lawmakers voted to override Beshear's vetoes on several notable bills, including one changing the state's abortion law.

Several Kentucky communities were hit with flash flooding on Friday and are prepping for yet another round of storms – with the potential for more widespread flooding – to hit this weekend. So far, one Kentuckian has died from Friday's flood.