Hurricane Helene, Lexington
Hurricane Helene brings strong winds and heavy rain to Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Feeling the remnants of Helene, Kam Kraus is braving the elements during strong winds and heavy rain. "It's definitely raining sideways, but there were a bunch of trees down by my way, and I thought that was a little scary driving by, and some of the roads will probably be a little blocked up," Kraus explained.
Lexington Fire Department sends firefighters to frontlines of Hurricane Helene
Three Lexington special operations firefighters were sent to Florida to help on the front lines with Hurricane Helene. They joined forces with Ohio Task Force 1.
WATCH LIVE: Lexington County tracks heavy winds ahead of Hurricane Helene
Helene made landfall in Florida late Thursday night and is headed north towards the Palmetto State. Some parts of the Midlands, including Lexington County, are seeing up to 60mph winds. The County’s Emergency Management Division told WIS the worst hasn’t been seen yet — and conditions are expected to change within the next hour or so.
Hurricane Helene will bring high wind, rain to Kentucky affecting Lexington weekend events
The remnants of Hurricane Helene will impact Lexington and Central Kentucky with heavy rain, strong winds and possible flooding in the coming days, meteorologists say. The Category 1 storm is strengthening as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward an early Friday morning landfall over Florida’s Big Bend Coast.
Hurricane Helene to bring strong winds, rain to Central Kentucky, affecting weekend events
For the weekend forecast, the National Weather Service says Lexington and Central Kentucky can expect rainfall totaling 2-4 inches and winds between 30-40 mph. There will be some rain Thursday in Central Kentucky,
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