Catastrophic flash flooding impacting Eastern Kentucky

Photo via Getty ImagesIf you haven’t turned on the news this morning, there’s a serious situation happening in Eastern Kentucky. Overnight, several inches of rain fell in Breathtitt, Floyd, Perry, Knott, Leslie, Pike, and Magoffin counties, causing historic and catastrophic flash flooding. All morning, pictures of the devastation have been making the rounds on social media, along with reports of water rescues and people trapped on top of their homes.

According to the Kentucky Mesonet weather-monitoring system, 3.45 inches of rain has fallen in Breathitt County since midnight, 6.41 inches over the past 24 hours. Almost three inches have fallen since midnight in areas of Letcher and Pike…