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Rainy Weekend Could Cause Concern in Southeast Kentucky

harlandaily.com

Another rainy weekend is probably the last thing residents in some nine southeast Kentucky counties want to see.  Citizens in counties like Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Knot, and Knox are still trying to recover from last weekend’s five inches of rain that came down in just 24 hours. 

Jackson Weather Service Meteorologist Kevin Sullivan says, at this point, no additional flooding is anticipated this weekend.  But, he admits, it wouldn’t take much slow moving rain to cause concern.

“The ground is very saturated and certainly if one of the systems were to drop an inch plus of rain on the area, it would cause a problem.  So, we’re watching it very closely and we’ll be issuing any watches or warnings or advisories as needed,” said Sullivan.

 

Sullivan says Sunday is forecast to be dry, but another round of rain could come to the region on Monday.  Temperatures are predicted to be in the 60’s and 70’s next week.

 

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