in small creekside city of Hindman, waist-deep water turned into main The road to the river before dawn, video from Stormtrooper Brandon Clement shows.
Barbara Wicker Worried About Relatives in city, including five grandchildren, because the water surrounded them homesshe said to Clement.
“I can’t get through to them. I can’t reach 911… help in spectacle,” Wicker told Clement early Thursday morning. outside in Hindman, a Knott County town about 130 miles from drive southeast of Lexington.
“It’s coming way up in everyone is stuck there,” Hindman resident Kendra Bentley, also standing near the road outside told Clement about the flood surrounding homes.
The rain has intensified up in in region Wednesday night after the fall for in past several days.
Only in Perry County 8″ of Rain is coming in in past 24 hours as of 8:00 1 to 3 more inches possible in in area during the day, weather service said.
As well as more flood possible Thursday especially in parts of eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia, and extreme southwest Virginia, weather service said.
Fast water rescue reported Thursday in Perry County in Kentucky, including in Chavis, and community of several hundred people about 30 miles west of Hindman and 110 Mile drive southeast of Lexington, Mr. weather service said.
In Breathitt County community of Jackson, the flood waters were running fast past a home in Thursday’s predawn darkness carrying a trash can and other rubbish with it featured a video recorded by Derick Lostutter.
“Many roads in county is covered with water and impassable. Please stay off roads if any. possible tonight”, post said.
“Seems to be endless. fire hose’ of moisture through a lot of US
recent rain, with more approaching, makes additional flash flooding likely in parts of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and the central Appalachians over in next two days, the forecasting center said.
