Sunny, but chilly, weather in store for most of the week
After what felt like a never-ending stretch of the threat of severe weather and record-breaking level of flooding, western Kentucky is in for a sunny, albeit chilly, stretch of weather. With that in mind, there is a Freeze Warning in effect starting at midnight for all of western Kentucky, with
Road closures updates from KYTC Districts 1, 2 and 3
From the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for Districts 1, 2 AND 3 as of 10:00 A.M. Monday: Please note this list only includes state routes. MP stands for Mile Point(s). Flooded roads added throughout the day will be listed as NEW. Roads in which water has receded are listed below as
Lowe’s of Hopkinsville to hand out free cleaning supplies Monday to those impacted by flooding
Starting at 10 a.m. Monday morning, citizens who were impacted by historic flooding in Hopkinsville can pick up a bucket full of supplies at Lowe’s of Hopkinsville to help in the clean up efforts. According to a news release, the Hopkinsville Lowe’s will hand out roughly 140 five-gallon buckets fill
Some parts of western Ky. received over a foot of rain, with cold air to start the week
The National Weather Service in Paducah is reporting that a swath of western Kentucky, from Calloway County through Todd County, received possibly over a foot of rain from Wednesday to Sunday morning. While that rain—and the storms that brought it here—have finally moved out of our area with the passage
Rain, chances for severe weather to continue into the weekend
Already saturated grounds in western Kentucky received heavy rainfall late Thursday night into Friday morning resulting in flooding, and Meteorologist Justin Gibbs with the National Weather Service in Paducah says the rain is not done yet. Severe weather has been impacting the region since Wednesday, and Gibbs says rain and
President Trump approves emergency declaration for Kentucky
President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Kentucky following severe weather and now the ongoing flood threat. According to a new release from FEMA, federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth to support response efforts in areas that were impacted by Wednesday’s severe storms and