Crews are still assessing the damage from a series of storms that swept through most of Kentucky Wednesday night. Officials say at least a few tornadoes touched down in western Kentucky and near Louisville.
While there was structural damage in several places throughout Kentucky from either the tornadoes or strong, straight-line winds, Governor Beshear said, as of Thursday afternoon there are no reported deaths.
“And only a few injuries, with a family injured in flying debris in Ballard County. Those are the only known injuries at the moment, one injury to that family was more significant than the others and I am awaiting an update.”
The governor said the threat of tornadoes and strong winds is not over, but the major threat now is massive amounts of rain.
“Flash flooding is possible, that's that very quick flooding when a whole lot of water comes down, that sometimes gets people in their homes. Then, widespread river flooding, that's what oftentimes covers roads for a period of time.”
Heavy rains are forecast for the rest of this week, with parts of far western Kentucky getting up to 10 inches. Central Kentucky could see up to 8 inches by the end of the week.
Governor Beshear encouraged anyone driving in these areas to make wise decisions, such as not driving through moving water.
Many of the deaths in February's flooding came as a result of drivers trying to make their way through flowing water and losing control of their vehicles.
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