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The rural Americans too poor for federal flood protections

BY: and - August 13, 2024

This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis. “Get up,” she told him. “There’s a flood outside.” It was 8 a.m. on a Thursday […]

Beshear promises better times for ravaged region on flood’s second anniversary

BY: - July 30, 2024

WAYLAND, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear promised a different future for Eastern Kentucky as he made five stops in the region Friday to signal the weekend’s second anniversary of record floods on the night of July 27-28, 2022. In the little Floyd County town of Wayland, Beshear dedicated 11 homes that he said would be […]

Utility workers installing new electricity lines.

Biden approves major disaster declaration for May tornado, severe weather outbreaks?

BY: - July 24, 2024

President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster declaration for Kentucky counties hit by a deadly tornado outbreak and other severe weather in May, opening up applications for individual Kentuckians to apply for federal aid.? A release Wednesday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says that federal funding, including money for temporary housing and […]

Beshear gives update on how Kentuckians can get assistance for severe weather damage

BY: - July 11, 2024

Gov. Andy Beshear gave updates on how Kentuckians affected by recent severe weather can receive assistance and how damages are being assessed.? In his weekly press conference, Beshear said Louisville Metro Emergency Services is working with local government officials and first responders to assess damage and assist victims of an EF-1 tornado that hit Jefferson […]

Storm damage of Tabatha Adams' home from the front.

Grim toll tallied again after weekend tornado tears through some places hit in 2021

BY: - May 28, 2024

Sitting on her front porch surrounded by tornado damage, Tabatha Adams never imagined being on the other side of disaster recovery.? As the former president of her local Rotary Club, she helped her neighbors when Dawson Springs grappled with the devastating aftermath of an EF-4 tornado in December 2021. The Western Kentucky city of about […]

Leitchfield water main washed out in recent Kentucky storms

BY: - May 9, 2024

After Gov. Andy Beshear initially reported a Leitchfield hospital needed to relocate its patients after recent Kentucky storms caused a water main to wash out in a flash flood, the administration says that wasn’t necessary.? Around 7,000 people use the same water main in Leitchfield, Beshear said, including two assisted living facilities and two nursing […]

Beshear confirms one weather-related death, renews criticism of GOP limits on emergency spending

BY: - April 3, 2024

Gov. Andy Beshear said a Kenton County resident died in a car accident as a result of the severe storms and tornadoes that swept Kentucky Tuesday, while emergency management officials have reported no other major injuries or deaths. Beshear in a Wednesday news conference praised emergency management officials, first responders and utility workers for their […]

Yes, it really is that hot. Take care.

BY: - August 22, 2023

Central Kentucky could see heat indexes higher than 100 degrees this week, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a hazardous weather outlook.? The NWS says a slew of Kentucky counties will see heat indexes reach around 100 degrees Tuesday.? Temperatures will be in the mid-90s Wednesday to Monday with heat indexes over […]

Downtown Hopkinsville takes the brunt of destructive winds in Friday storm

BY: - April 1, 2023

A severe thunderstorm with destructive winds — and possibly a tornado — struck late Friday night in downtown Hopkinsville, where it leveled the third floor of The Mixer restaurant on Sixth Street and tore out a brick wall below the historic clock tower on Ninth Street.? Numerous trees were blown down across the city, blocking […]

Three dead after arctic front settles across Kentucky. Officials urge stay home.

BY: - December 23, 2022

Following extremely cold temperatures and wind chills across Kentucky, three persons have died, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday.? In a morning news briefing, the governor said one of the victims died in a vehicle accident in Western Kentucky. The other was a person with insecure housing in Louisville. About an hour later, Beshear said in […]

Beshear declares a state of emergency ahead of anticipated arctic front across Kentucky

BY: - December 21, 2022

Ahead of anticipated extreme freezing temperatures as part of an arctic front across Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency and signed an executive order to prevent price gouging.? The governor and other administration officials stressed preparation for the weather in a Wednesday news conference. Beshear urged Kentuckians to stay home Thursday into […]