Sunday, May 10, 2009
Kentucky---The Scene Beyond Belief As Governor Declares State Of Emergency
This weekend Kentucky was a scene beyond belief as a line of storms produced unbelievable winds and flash flooding which plagued parts of the state, including eastern Kentucky. Buddy Rogers, spokesman for the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, says at least 11 counties, as well as the city of Richmond, declared their own states of emergency by Saturday morning. Prompted by a National Weather Service confirmation that an EF2 tornado, with winds of 120 mph., had hit Madison County (Kirksville community of Richmond) about 20 miles south-southeast of Lexington Friday, resulting in deaths and destroying dozens of homes, and flooding on Saturday which sent hundreds in eastern Kentucky scrambling for dry land, Governor Beshear declared a state of emergency in central and southeastern Kentucky Saturday afternoon.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:12 AM 
