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Some Eastern Kentucky schools might delay opening. 2:50 p.m. — As communities in Eastern Kentucky work towards rebuilding after devastating floods hit the area last week, some schools won’t be ...
From a 1939 flood that killed 79 people, to a 1997 flood that affected 50,000 homes in just one city, here are some of the past major flooding events in Kentucky.
The death toll in flood-stricken Kentucky has risen to 37, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday afternoon, as rescue workers continue to comb the region for hundreds of missing people, unable to access ...
Rain continued to pummel Kentucky and the Ohio River valley Friday, with more expected into the weekend, placing wide swaths of the state at risk of widespread and flash flooding, as rivers and ...
The Kentucky River at Frankfort Lock was set to peak Monday at about 48.2 feet, which would make the April 2025 flood the second-highest ever recorded in Frankfort.
The flood that struck Frankfort saw the Kentucky River peak on December 10 at a record 48.47 feet and led to the state capital being almost completely cut off from the rest of the commonwealth ...
Kentucky weather updates: Thunder Over Louisville 2025 canceled due to weather Kentucky flood fatalities . At least two people have died in flooding-related incidents in Kentucky. A 9-year-old ...
Deadly storms and widespread flooding in Kentucky killed 12 people. Gov. Andy Beshear says it will take a long time to recover and the state will need federal help.
A documentary film by the Center for Rural Strategies, “East Kentucky Flood” tells the stories of those who endured the flood — including the life-saving actions of a firefighter in Whitesburg and the ...
All across Appalachian Eastern Kentucky, the story of flood victims is the same: Homes that they had lived in for decades, properties that were safe for generations were wiped out by a 1,000-year ...