EKB News

In approximately one month, a second state of emergency has been declared for Pike County. The National Weather Service reported that up to three inches of rain fell in some parts of the state on Thursday and early Friday, while heavy rains caused flash flooding in eastern and south central Kentucky. Some residents in the Sidney, Dix Fork and Coon Creek areas were continuing to clean-up from the May 9th. flooding when their homes were flooded once again, causing it to really hit hard for those who were double-hammered. Pike County Emergency Manager Doug Tackett says high waters forced a mobile home off its foundation, and the Millard Fire Department was called out to rescue many stranded people in their area. In Zebulon, about four feet of water blocked at least one resident from his home, while the first floor of Bevins Elementary was flooded, and the Big Creek Fire Department was flooded with at least three feet of water inside.