“I could just hear in their voices how much they are hurting for their people, who have had their homes destroyed," Beshear said. State inspectors were on site at a dam along Panbowl Lake, which connects to the North Fork of the Kentucky River. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for a...
The governor canceled a trip to Israel that had been scheduled for later this week, saying "I cannot be overseas while the people of eastern Kentucky are suffering." Meanwhile, nighttime curfews were declared in response to reports of looting in two of the devastated communities — Breathitt Co...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Historic rains have left many areas of Eastern Kentucky flooded, claiming the lives of more than three dozen people whi...
Louisville, Kentucky, Detroit and Chicago as well as several other big cities have a lot of space with little flood risk, which will be attractive in the future, First Street found. The University of Wisconsin’s Mulder said of cities like Chicago: “They shouldn’t discount their relative ...
"We have about 200 additional contract crews that'll be coming in from places as far away as Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina to help support our restoration efforts," Smore said. As the storm moves through the area, PECO reminds everyone to please treat any downed wires as...
The tornado that ripped through Kentucky and several other states last year in a 200-mile path during the unlikely month of December was yet another sign of a climate that is becoming less predictable, as were a series of hurricanes, wildfires and freezing temperatures that have struck in ...
In addition to Indiana, large numbers of birds are also dropping dead in Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky and Ohio. #4 Unprecedented Flooding In Detroit A massive storm last Friday turned I-94 into a lake and caused horrific flooding in both Detroit and Dearborn....
When snow accumulates, it holds onto sound waves. “Snow is going to be porous, and typically porous materials such as fibers and foams...absorb sound pretty well,” David Herrin, a professor at the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering,told AccuWeather. ...
"A Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall has been issued for Saturday over western Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as a large area from the central Gulf Coast to the Edwards Plateau of Texas," the WPC said. And those in the Midwest hoping to seek relief from the heat along the ...
Island, Texas, at 11:45 a.m. CDT June 16. Bill was then downgraded to a tropical depression at 1 a.m. CDT June 17. After spending three days over land as a tropical depression, Bill finally transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone on the afternoon of June 20 over eastern Kentucky. ...