July 15, 201511 yr I just saw this on Facebook. WOW! Very dramatic and sad. Prayers to all involved. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=916619831713432&fref=nf
July 15, 201511 yr Went to Raceland yesterday evening for an Odd Fellows (I know, I know) district meeting. Drove through a monsoon most of the way there. Reminded me of a children's book by George Ella Lyons.
July 15, 201511 yr Some portions of Johnson County were wiped out. Two confirmed dead, a few people still missing. Sad news.
July 15, 201511 yr Have a buddy that live in the sticks in Johnson Co in a double wide on a small flat spot right next to a creek, so I can see how this can happen. I hope he's ok.
July 15, 201511 yr I have 7 coaching friends in Johnson Co, I havent been able to get ahold of any of them.
July 15, 201511 yr Wow, our thoughts and prayers are with those affected. Horrible situation to find yourself in.
July 15, 201511 yr I have 7 coaching friends in Johnson Co, I havent been able to get ahold of any of them.Power, phone, internet, cell service is out for much of that county right now. Hopefully they are all OK.
July 15, 201511 yr When it flooded really bad in Louisville a few weeks ago, I saw first hand just how quick that water can come up, and how much damage it can do. Very scary.
July 15, 201511 yr Sure hate it for those folks. And for the life of me I don't understand why you wait til the last minute to get the frig outta there. In this day and age, there's no excuse not to vacate.
July 15, 201511 yr Flash flooding in the middle of the night. It can happen really quickly sometimes in the hills and hollers in EKY.
July 15, 201511 yr I have been through Flat Gap several times. Not a lot of flat land up in that area, and where ever you can find some a building of some sort, many times homes are built on it. It lots of times goes hand in hand with a small creek or stream near by. A good shower and those small streams can get a lot bigger...a torrential downpour and something that's normally 8 foot wide and knee deep starts looking more like an angry Mississippi.
July 15, 201511 yr Here is just a small sampling of some of the damage. This was not a slow rising flood, it was swift and harsh. https://www.facebook.com/allen.bolling/media_set?set=a.10153369083935943.1073741996.745215942&type=3
July 15, 201511 yr Flash flooding in the middle of the night. It can happen really quickly sometimes in the hills and hollers in EKY.I used to live there. I get it. Been up all night before with a huge rainfall making preparations just in case. That was before my cell phone would scare the crap out of me with a national alert, which is available to all of them including the videographer.
July 16, 201511 yr Went to Raceland yesterday evening for an Odd Fellows (I know, I know) district meeting. Drove through a monsoon most of the way there. Reminded me of a children's book by George Ella Lyons. Would that be Local 151 behind the firehouse?
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