Dangerous flash flooding threat intensifies in western Kentucky

Dangerous flash flooding threat intensifies in western Kentucky

Already, 4-6 inches of rain have fallen in just a few hours early Wednesday morning, swamping roads in Hickman, Graves and Carlisle Counties in western Kentucky and prompting several water rescues in Mayfield with many homes in Mayfield and Wingo surrounded by water, according to the National Weather Service office in Paducah, Kentucky.