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The flood event first began in southwestern West Virginia on July 26. In Mingo County, the Gilbert Creek area along the Kentucky/Virginia/West Virginia border had several homes impacted and several bridges washed out, limiting access to some areas. [7] [8] More flooding occurred in nearby McDowell County as well, in
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]
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is served by the following area codes: 270/364, which serve western Kentucky and the western half of South Central Kentucky; 502, which serves the Louisville and Frankfort areas; 606, which serves eastern Kentucky, including the Eastern Coalfield; 859, which serves the Lexington area and Northern Kentucky
For the second time in a week, portions of Kentucky were submerged after extreme rainfall that sparked deadly flash flooding. Kentucky hit with deadly flooding following 2nd 1,000-year rain event ...
Flooding along the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Breathitt County, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Parts of Eastern Kentucky experienced flash floods early July 28, 2022, following ...
A truck and buildings damaged by flash flooding from Troublesome Creek sit along KY 550 near Dwarf, Ky., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Fighting a flood recovery on two fronts
According to the Kentucky State Mesonet, in Mayfield, 11.28 inches of rain had fallen is less than 24 hours on Wednesday.. The Kentucky State Mesonet is a statewide weather and climate monitoring ...
The Kentucky River basin, including North Fork and its tributaries, suffered a major flood in January and February 1957. [22] Hazard was the worst hit place in the entire basin, with all highways blocked, all utilities out of operation, and the main streets under anywhere up to 17 feet (5.2 m) of floodwater. [ 23 ]