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| name = 2022 Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia floods |
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| image = July 28, 2022 Day 1 Risk Outlook from the Weather Prediction Center.jpg |
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| date = July 27, 2022 – present |
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| fatalities = 15 with multiple missing<ref>{{cite web |title=Death toll rises following catastrophic Kentucky flooding |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/death-toll-rises-following-catastrophic-kentucky-flooding/1223842 |publisher=Accuweather |access-date=29 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Beshear expects double-digit death toll with devastating eastern Ky. flooding |url=https://www.wkyt.com/2022/07/28/breathitt-county-courthouse-opens-flash-flood-shelter/ |publisher=WKYT |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> |
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| affected = Central and Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia |
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On July 27, 2022, historic flooding began in [[Kentucky]], with the [[Governor of Kentucky]], [[Andy Beshear]], declaring a [[state of emergency]] saying “We are currently experiencing one of the worst, most devastating flooding events in Kentucky's history.”<ref>{{cite web |title=Gov. Beshear: 'Loss of life' expected after severe flooding in Kentucky, state of emergency declared |url=https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/gov-beshear-loss-of-life-expected-after-severe-flooding-in-kentucky-state-of-emergency-declared |publisher=[[WLEX-TV]] |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> At least 16 people have been killed with multiple others still missing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beshear expects double-digit death toll with devastating eastern Ky. flooding |url=https://www.wkyt.com/2022/07/28/breathitt-county-courthouse-opens-flash-flood-shelter/ |publisher=WKYT |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=3 Dead as Flash Flooding Swamps Parts of Kentucky |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/us/kentucky-flash-flooding.html |publisher=The New York Times |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Death toll rises to 8 in Kentucky flood, one of the 'most devastating' in state history |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/deaths-expected-kentucky-flood-devastating-state-history-gov/story?id=87549182 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=29 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2022 |title=Kentucky: At least 16 dead in flash floods that followed heavy rain |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62351166 |access-date=29 July 2022 |website=BBC}}</ref> On July 29, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden|Biden]] “[[Disaster area|declared a major disaster exists]] in Kentucky and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides.”<ref>{{cite web |title=President Biden approves Kentucky disaster declaration following severe flooding |url=https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/president-biden-approves-kentucky-disaster-declaration |publisher=Lex 18 |access-date=29 July 2022}}</ref> |
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==Meteorological synopsis== |
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[[File:July 29, 2022 Day 1 Risk Outlook from the Weather Prediction Center.jpg|thumb|July 29, 2022 Day 1 Risk Outlook from the Weather Prediction Center]] |
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On July 27, 2022, large thunderstorms began in portions of Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia which resulted in a series of deadly floodings. |
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On the morning of July 28, 2022, the [[Weather Prediction Center]] issued a moderate risk outlook for excessive rainfall over portions of Central and Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |title=A MODERATE risk is in effect in our Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook.|url=https://twitter.com/NWSWPC/status/1552563342471925760 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=Weather Prediction Center |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Kentucky forecaster calls flash flooding ‘unprecedented,’ predicts more rain |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/weather-news/article263915641.html |publisher=Lexington Herald-Leader |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> |
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On the morning of July 29, 2022, the [[Weather Prediction Center]] issued a new moderate risk outlook for excessive rainfall, but shifted it into Eastern Kentucky and almost all of West Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |title=A MODERATE risk is in effect in our Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook|url=https://twitter.com/NWSWPC/status/1552931691710189569 |website=Twitter |publisher=Weather Prediction Center |access-date=29 July 2022}}</ref> |
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==Impact== |
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[[Governor of Kentucky]], [[Andy Beshear]], declared a [[state of emergency]] on July 28.<ref>{{cite web |title='Double-digit deaths' expected in Kentucky floods that have already killed 3, governor says |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/least-1-dead-one-worst-flooding-events-kentuckys-history-officials-say-rcna40436 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Massive flooding in eastern Kentucky engulfs homes, leaves several dead |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/28/kentucky-flooding-jackson-hazard/ |publisher=Washington Post |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gov. Beshear: 'Loss of life' expected after severe flooding in Kentucky, state of emergency declared |url=https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/gov-beshear-loss-of-life-expected-after-severe-flooding-in-kentucky-state-of-emergency-declared |publisher=[[WLEX-TV]] |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=One person confirmed dead in devastating eastern Ky. flooding |url=https://www.wbko.com/2022/07/28/beshear-calls-eastern-ky-flooding-one-most-devasting-flood-events-state-history/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wbko |publisher=WBKO |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> The Kentucky Court of Justice closed the judicial centers in Floyd, Letcher, Magoffin & Perry counties due to the extreme flooding.<ref>{{cite web |title=Due to extreme flooding in Eastern Kentucky, judicial centers in Floyd, Letcher, Magoffin & Perry counties are closed today and until further notice. Our thoughts are with those affected by this disaster.|url=https://twitter.com/kentuckycourts/status/1552728340833894400 |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> The storms dumped up to {{convert|10.4|in|cm}} of rain on parts of the state.<ref>[https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/death-toll-rises-following-catastrophic-kentucky-flooding/1223842 Death toll rises following catastrophic Kentucky flooding], AccuWeather, July 28, 2022</ref> |
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Cities severely affected by the floods include in Kentucky, Hazard, Harlan, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, Pikeville, Whitesburg, Fleming-Neon, and Jenkins, and in Virginia, Pound, Clintwood, Wise, Norton, Haysi, and Coeburn. Many roads were shut down in these areas including Main St in Hazard, Mayo Trail in Pikeville, KY-317 in Fleming-Neon, Lakeside Dr, and Main St in Jenkins, S Fork Road, S Mountain Rd, Bold Camp Rd, and Main St in Pound, and portions of US-23 in Wise. Evacuations were ordered in cities that were severely flooded in the Downtown areas, those cities are, Hazard, Fleming-Neon, Jenkins, Pound, Martin,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=A. O. L. |title=Live updates on E. Ky. floods: Death toll increases to 15, evacuations recommended in Jackson |url=https://www.aol.com/news/live-updates-evacuations-recommended-jackson-110510908.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=www.aol.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and Clintwood as they were the cities most affected by the floods.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} |
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==See also== |
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* [[Weather of 2022]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:2022 floods|Kentucky]] |
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[[Category:2022 meteorology]] |
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[[Category:2022 in Kentucky|Floods]] |
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[[Category:2022 natural disasters in the United States|Kentucky]] |
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[[Category:Floods in the United States|Kentucky]] |
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[[Category:July 2022 events in the United States|Kentucky]] |
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[[Category:Natural disasters in Kentucky]] |
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