Flash flooding kills at least four in Kentucky, emergency declared
At least four died as 7 to 12 inches of rain flooded Kentucky counties and another round of heavy rain threatened the region.
Relentless rain and flash flooding left at least four people dead in Kentucky and forced Governor Andy Beshear to declare a statewide state of emergency. In Tennessee, at least one person died in the Lakeway area.
Beshear said Kentucky would seek federal assistance as crews assessed the damage. By Sunday, June 28, the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center had upgraded parts of Kentucky and Tennessee to a level 3 of 4, or moderate risk, for excessive rainfall, with the heaviest rain expected in southeast Kentucky and parts of Tennessee. Flash flood warnings remained in effect for parts of Kentucky and Indiana, and more rainfall was expected.
Some parts of Kentucky had already received about 7 to 12 inches of rain over 48 hours from Friday into Saturday. In western Kentucky, rainfall totals reached as much as 7.5 inches in parts of Daviess, Henderson and McLean counties, and roads including Highway 431 became impassable. Crews conducted numerous water rescues on the morning of June 28 in Henderson, Daviess and McLean counties. McLean County declared a state of emergency.
By Sunday afternoon, 13 counties and five cities in Kentucky had declared states of emergency. Flooding also extended west into parts of southwestern Indiana, where between 4 and 10 inches of rain had fallen in some areas by late Saturday afternoon, with more possible.
The latest disaster followed deadly flash flooding in Kentucky in 2025 and the devastating eastern Kentucky floods of 2022, when dozens were killed and entire communities were displaced.
This article was produced by Prism’s automated news system from verified source data, official records, and press releases, then run through automated quality and moderation checks before publishing. The system is built and supervised by the people who set the standards it runs under. Read our full AI policy.
Did this article answer your question?
