Major flooding inundated Southeast Kentucky from February 6–7, 2020, as the result of an extremely heavy rain event.[1]
Twenty one counties in Eastern Kentucky sustained flood damage, and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency on February 8, for Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, Perry and Whitley Counties.[2][3][4]
^Latek, Tom (February 7, 2020). "8 Kentucky counties under states of emergency from flooding". Kentucky Today. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^Associated Press (February 7, 2020). "Bad weather moves into Eastern states causing flooding; 5 dead in South". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^Boles, Sydney (2020-02-07). "States of Emergencies Declared Amid Eastern Kentucky Floods". Ohio Valley ReSource. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^"Gov. Beshear declares state of emergency in response to flooding". Wave 3 News. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
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