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8 dead in weekend storm, including 2 in Pike

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — During his disaster update Sunday afternoon, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed at least eight deaths due to this weekend’s storms. Two of those deaths were floodwater-related and involved men in Pike County. The governor also reported floodwater-related deaths of a man in Clay County, a woman and child in Hart County, and a woman in Washington County, as well as motor vehicle-related deaths of men in Hart and Nelson counties. Identities of the victims have not yet been released.

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Major flooding on Tug Fork; river begins falling in Pikeville

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — As dawn broke in Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, there was both good news and bad news about flooding. The good news is the river has crested in Pikeville and has begun dropping. The bad news is that the Tug Fork continues to exceed earlier projections, placing both Williamson and Kermit at or approaching major flood status. MAJOR FLOODING Williamson is currently in major flood stage and is now expected to reach near-record levels of flooding. At 7 a.m., the Tug Fork was at 45.55 feet, nearly three feet above major flood stage. The river is now expected […]

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Estimates of river flooding continue to rise; Williamson reaches major flood stage

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The latest projections from the National Weather Service show the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River nearing a crest in Pikeville nearing a crest, but communities further downstream still waiting for water to stop rising. Meanwhile, the Tug Fork at Williamson has exceeded major flood levels, as well as projections for where the river had been expected to crest.  MAJOR FLOOD At 5 a.m., data from the NWS’s Water Prediction Service showed the Tug Fork standing at 43.16 feet, nearly six inches above major flood stage.  The river had been expected to crest at 43 feet […]

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