Meanwhile, Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said that state officials are still waiting for approval of an expedited major disaster declaration.

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.

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.

Gov. Andy Beshear said in an update Monday that severe winter weather in the state last week has now claimed the lives of 22 residents.

Gov. Andy Beshear and Eric Gibson, director of Kentucky Emergency Management, are holding a news conference Monday morning to give an update on the flooding and severe weather aftermath that has taken the lives of 21 people.

The National Weather Service said Sunday on its website that Monday's expected rain in Fort Myers and Cape Coral should be a "welcomed" weather event "It would take well above normal snowfall ... which isn't looking likely.