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Road blockage due to flooding and water over the road at mile point 26.4 on Warfield, route KY-292, in Martin County Road blockage due to flooding at mile point 6.2 on KY-40 in Martin County
Pike County in far eastern Kentucky also sustained flooding, with multiple roads being blocked by downed trees and power lines as well. In the Virgie area, south of Pikeville, Shelby Creek overran its banks and inundated several homes, leading to the closure of KY 610 in the area. [30] An airlift during the flood in Kentucky.
St. Francois State Park was temporarily closed due to flooding. [24] Flash flood emergencies were issued for Union City, and Hickman, Kentucky. [25] [26] [27] Mudslides also occurred in downtown Hickman, sliding onto roads, which led to closures, including a closure on Kentucky Route 94, a road which led to downtown Hickman.
Death toll rises to 16, Beshear says. 10:30 a.m. — In his latest press conference on Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear said 16 people have been killed by the devastating floods in eastern Kentucky. 11 ...
Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency on July 28. [47] [48] [9] [49] after what was described as a thousand-year flooding event. [18]The Kentucky Court of Justice closed the judicial centers in Floyd, Letcher, Magoffin, and Perry counties due to the extreme flooding. [50]
National Weather Service issued a flood watch Monday after the area has already seen flooding throughout the weekend due to remnants from Hurricane Helene. Another 1-3 inches rainfall is likely ...
It said several roads are covered in water in the Fisty, Hindman and Mousie areas along Kentucky 550. Kentucky 2759 is also blocked by a tree with several downed power lines. UPS, Kroger will ...
Major flooding inundated Southeast Kentucky from February 6–7, 2020, as the result of an extremely heavy rain event. [1]Twenty one counties in Eastern Kentucky sustained flood damage, and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency on February 8, for Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, Perry and Whitley Counties.