Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin

Here's what to do if your home or business was damaged by floodwaters

Rivers in the Tri-State have crested and floodwaters are receding throughout the region, which means hundreds of residents are returning to their properties to assess the damage and clean up the mess left behind. Are you a county official or nonprofit in the Greater Cincinnati area offering aid for flood victims? Email me at Felicia.Jordan@wcpo.com to be added to this list. If you can, consider donating to help those who are affected by these mo…

Downtown Hopkinsville covered in water

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Dawson Springs picking up from yet another disaster

DAWSON SPRINGS — Time and time again, Dawson Springs, Kentucky, has proven that its citizens are resilient. However, after an EF-4 tornado on Dec. 10, 2021, an EF-3 twister on May 26, 2024, and the catastrophic flooding that occurred over…

Working around the clock, local government updates on flooding - WNKY News 40 Television

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The water is receding and damage is growing as Bowling Green crews continue to investigate. The city’s public information officer Debi West said that there are 135 structures damaged in Bowling Green estimated at $7.1 million dollars along with 21 sink holes, 10 of which are the city’s responsibility and estimated at $345,000 dollars. Roads are being reopened daily as well after the reports of damage from citizens, which the…

Flood-weary residents face rising rivers despite rain finally stopping in central and southern US - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) — A dayslong deluge of rain finally subsided across the South and Midwest on Monday, but, like the extensive flooding that followed, the danger for many communities will be slow to recede. “As long as I’ve been alive — and I’m 52 — this is the worst I’ve ever seen it,” Wendy Quire, the general manager of the Brown Barrel restaurant in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, told The Associated Press. Floodwaters inundated communities across a broad …

Rivers still rising in western part of state

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – While many rivers in Kentucky have already crested and are currently receding, that is not the case in the western part of the state, where the Ohio and Green rivers are still rising and may not…