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Rain amounts of 4-6 inches fell across much of southeastern Kentucky over this period. This led to major flooding and numerous mudslides across portions of Whitley, Perry, Letcher, Leslie, Knox, Harlan, Clay, and Bell Counties. The Governor subsequently declared a State of Emergency for these 8 counties.
Barbourville is a home rule-class city in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2010 census, [5] down from 3,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. [6] The city was formally established by the state assembly in 1812. [7]
The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The 688-mile-long (1,107 km) [2] river drains almost 18,000 square miles (47,000 km 2) of southern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. The river flows generally west from a source in the Appalachian Mountains to its confluence with the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky ...
Road blockage due to flooding and water over the road at mile point 0.5 on KY-777 in Floyd County. Water over the road at mile point 11.8 on KY-805 in Letcher County.
A flash flood emergency was also issued for LaCenter, Kentucky, and Mounds, Illinois, and as far north as Karnak, Illinois. Crop losses also occurred in western Kentucky. 19,433 power outages occurred at one point during the flooding event. 1 person was injured and six water rescues were completed in Graves County.
The Battle of Barbourville was one of the early engagements of the American Civil War. It took place on September 19, 1861, in Knox County, Kentucky during the campaign known as the Kentucky Confederate Offensive. [1] The battle is considered the first Confederate victory in the commonwealth, and threw a scare into Federal commanders, who ...
FIPS code. 21-82776. GNIS feature ID. 0506678. Website. www .cityofwhitesburg .com. Whitesburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. [3] The population was 2,139 at the 2010 census [4] and an estimated 1,875 in 2018. [5] It was named for John D. White, a state politician.
July 2, 2024 at 4:24 PM. Officials from the state and Army Corps of Engineers ask people not to boat at Saylorville Lake during the Fourth of July holiday week as water levels are expected to rise ...