Weather Service predicts rain to stop Monday, as colder temperatures move into KY
As Kentuckians near the end of a multi-day stretch that brought historic flooding to much of the state, colder temperatures are expecting to creep in as the new week begins.
The National Weather Service projected that Sunday will be the final day of showers across the state before the rain stops. But the weather service expects colder weather to follow, with freezing temperatures Monday night and Tuesday night.
Some areas are expected to see temperatures as low as 20 degrees, according to meteorologists. Monday night, Central Kentucky and much of the commonwealth are expected to see a temperature drop anywhere between 25 to 30 degrees from the weekend temperatures.
Tuesday evening, temperatures will range from 27 to 32 degrees.
The marathon storms have caused hundreds of roads to be closed throughout the commonwealth due to mudslides, high water and rock slides.
Around 8 a.m. on Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear reported 539 road closures throughout the state — an increase from the 390 reported road closures on Saturday.
“We are going through a major natural disaster with flooding all over the state,” Beshear said in a video on X. “We have hundreds of roads that are closed for good reason. Do not drive through floodwaters, that is how we lose people.”
The death toll from the multi-day rains and storms includes a 74-old Nelson County woman who was found dead in a submerged car on Saturday morning, according to local officials.
A 9-year-old Frankfort boy died Friday morning after being pulled into floodwaters while he was walking to his bus stop.
With another day of predicted rainfall, all eyes are on the Kentucky River, which continues to rise to historic levels.
The Kentucky River is projected to crest at 49.5 feet at 8 a.m. Monday. The projected crest level has increased twice in the past 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service.
That would mark the highest level on record, surpassing the record crest of 48.47 feet from December 10, 1978.
Around 10 p.m. Saturday evening, the river was predicted crest at 47 feet on Monday, which was an increase from the previous prediction of 45 feet issued earlier Saturday.
On Saturday morning, the service issued an advisory extending a flood warning for the Kentucky River at Frankfort until further notice.
