The Kentucky River is projected to crest at 49.5 feet, one foot higher than the all-time record set in 1978, resulting in flooding throughout Frankfort.

“The Frankfort area, and downstream from Frankfort, is the one that’s really, really under the gun. The the worst of the flooding on the major rivers, it’s centered right on top of the Bluegrass region, northern and western parts of of Kentucky,” WKYT Chief Meteorologist Chris Bailey said Saturday.

Frankfort is one of a number of communities across Kentucky grappling with a deluge of flash flooding from torrential rainfall over the past several days. More than a foot of rain in some parts of the state has caused rivers to rise,

Weekend rain in Kentucky resulted in flooding that killed two people. This follows several storms in the South and Midwest that led to a dozen deaths. In Kentucky, two of its rivers, the Kentucky and Green,

The death toll rises as catastrophic flooding persisted across Kentucky on April 7, following prolonged heavy rains. In Frankfort, Mayor Wilkerson implemented a nighttime curfew due to the rising floodwaters.