The flood damage over the weekend was not as catastrophic as some previous climate disasters in the state. But the rains still brought widespread havoc, and painful reminders of trauma.

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Wind gusts of 60 miles per hour or more were expected to take down trees, potentially leading to power outages from the South to the Northeast.

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A powerful storm moved through Kentucky and other parts of the South, leaving flooded communities and roads in its wake.

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The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.

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