Edmonson County officials report ongoing road closures amid flooding

EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. – The flooding in Edmonson County may not have required any water rescues and there have been no reports of flooded homes or businesses, but eight roads are still blocked by the rising of the Green River.

County officials will get a better estimation of the exact damage when the water begins to recede.

Scott Lindsey, judge executive of Edmonson County, says, “We’re waiting for Green River to crest. They’re saying that it could be, you know, Wednesday or Thursday of this week before it crests, but once you see that, we’ll be able to start identifying other factors as far as damaged property, damaged roads, damaged bridges.”

Edmonson County faces another flooding issue it is all too familiar with – the saturated soil has caused “road slippage,” where the earth shifts enough to cause leaks and breaks in the water infrastructure.

Workers have been repairing those issues as quickly as they can.