Thankfully heavy and rain and storms did not develop in eastern Kentucky Monday night, allowing for the Flood Watch that had previously been issued to be canceled. A few isolated storms will be possible for the remainder of the day on Tuesday. Most of that activity will remain in western Kentucky. Heat and humidity will be on the climb through…
After some early morning rain, it was a breezy and warm start to August across Central and Eastern Kentucky with mainly dry conditions during the afternoon hours. This was great news for the recovery and clean-up efforts from the tragic flash flood event last Thursday morning across Southeastern Kentucky. That area did receive some decent rain early Monday but it…
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JEREMIAH, Ky. (WTVQ) – Countless people have lost everything in the floods and it’s left people heartbroken and in shock. An 86-year-old woman in Letcher County says she thought she was going to die. Around 2:30 Thursday morning, Emma Amburgey says she woke up to a phone call from her daughter about the rising waters. “She said, ‘look out your…
After a dry couple of days, unfortunately, the potential for more heavy rains returns for the end of the weekend and the start of the weekend. An area of low pressure and slow moving front draped across Northern Dixie looks to back up as a warm front leading to the return of high humidity as well as more showers and…
The clean-up and recovery from the catastrophic flash flood event across parts of Southeastern Kentucky was in full swing on Friday. The good news is that very little additional rain feel across the area, allowing rescues to continue and volunteers to get much needed supplies into those impacted areas. A cold front will press south of the commonwealth into early…
As the rescue and clean-up efforts continue across southeastern Kentucky, the weather has finally given a break to the hardest hit locations. Only isolated showers and storms are possible on Friday, with Friday night expected to stay dry. Patchy fog is possible Friday night. Despite the lower rain chances, a Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday afternoon. This is…
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UPDATE 11:30 P.M. ONEIDA, Ky. (WTVQ) – The death toll from the devastating floods all throughout southeastern Kentucky continues to rise. According to Clay County Emergency Management, two of the state’s eight confirmed deaths come from Clay County alone. “It’s just a devastating flood. It’s hurt everyone in the community, it’s just awful really,” says Nick Burns, Oneida native. Unfortunately,…
Unfortunately folks across parts of Southeastern Kentucky are cleaning up from a devastating, historic flash flood event that occurred during the early hours of Thursday. The flood waters are receding but just incredibly sad images continue to come in showing the devastation and destruction from the catastrophic flash flooding event early Thursday across Southeastern Kentucky. Estimated rainfall totals were in…
JACKSON, Ky. (WTVQ) – On Thursday, roads covered by water as drivers traveling towards some of eastern Kentucky’s flooded areas tried to get home or get help. According to a small search party, a father and son emergency responder duo had gone missing the night prior. Carla Robles Lopez told ABC 36 that Scott Spencer and his son Jacob had been…
Devastating flooding occurred in eastern Kentucky this morning. The damage is extensive and widespread. As the cleanup begins this evening, the weather won’t be perfect, but we don’t expect heavy rainfall this afternoon. Doppler radar has estimated an incredible amount of rain that has fallen in Eastern Kentucky this morning, and pictures and videos have verified that. Unfortunately, we have…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Police are searching for answers this morning after two men were shot overnight in Lexington. According to Lexington Police, officers responded to the 1100 block of Trent Boulevard around 1:30 AM overnight for a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers located a second man suffering from a gunshot wound nearby. Both men were…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – For some families, their pet’s life-saving medical care all comes down to cost. To help combat this, a national non-profit is partnering in central Kentucky to bring financial aid to people who can’t afford life-saving medical procedures for their pets. “They have taken care of their pets throughout their lives and now they’re faced with a…
We saw more of the same on Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky, which was heavy rain producing thunderstorms during the early morning hours before we cleared things out a bit during the afternoon hours as the activity diminished. With a little more sunshine around, afternoon spiked into the mid to upper 80s and it felt hotter than that with…
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A community continues to mourn for deputies and officers attacked in a deadly shooting while delivering an emergency protective order. 3 officers and a k-9 unit was killed in the line of duty. One month later several others who were injured are still recovering. Today funds were raised for one of the deputies shot in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A new Netflix docu-series has an unexpected tie to Kentucky. ‘The Most Hated Man on the Internet’ follows the take down of a man who posted nude photos of men and women online without their consent or knowledge. Deric Lostutter says he’s a former hacker who went by the screen name ‘KYanonymous’. Lostutter says a little…