Incoming rain could create additional flooding problems in Kentucky
More heavy rain is predicted to fall in Kentucky as early as Wednesday evening, and it could cause flooding.
Multiple counties in Western Kentucky are under a flood watch starting Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas could see 5 to 7 inches of rain.
The NWS said the storms could bring repeated spurts of rain over the same locations, increasing the risk of flooding in rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
While the main threat of rain is more focused on western and southern Kentucky, the rest of the state will likely get some rain from Wednesday evening to Friday. Lexington is projected to get about a half-inch of rain while Jessamine, Madison, Woodford and other Central Kentucky counties could see an inch of rain, according to the NWS.
Gov. Andy Beshear asked people to be careful as the storms approach.
“Kentucky, please be weather aware the next few days as heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected, which may lead to flash flooding,” Beshear wrote in a tweet. “We will share more information as available, but please listen to your local weather, avoid high water and stay safe.”
Parts of Kentucky have already had to deal with flooding in the last two weeks. Mayfield, one of the hardest hit cities in the historic December 2021 tornado event that killed more than 70 Kentuckians, picked up a 24-hour record of 11.22 inches of rain.
On Friday a Nicholas County woman was found dead after her house on West Headquarters Road washed away in another flood.
