FRANKFORT, Ky. — Flooding is threatening Kentuckians’ homes along riverbanks.

What You Need To Know

  • Severe storms left behind intense flooding around the state

  • The flooding affected Frankfort homes along riverbanks

  • Residents near downtown River Park, Benson Avenue and U.S. 421 road are evacuating

  • On Monday, Frankfort’s Lakeview Park opened a temporary supply distribution location

“When we bought the house, they said, you know, that area should never flood. If that area floods, then Frankfort’s gonna be in trouble. And we were definitely in trouble,” said Ashley Welsh of Frankfort. 

For almost four years she and her family have lived off of Big Eddy Road, a small road that the Kentucky River flows through.  

“The first year in 2021, we felt like we were kind of a rookie because, you know, we just literally moved down there. We lost a little bit of things, but, you know, those things we were able to replace,” Welsh said. 

After flooding from severe winter weather in Feb. 2025, Welsh set a plan for future events, but, this weekend’s rainfall left unexpectedly high flood levels that reached the second floor of their two-story home Welsh said her family had not experienced flooding like this before.

“We started at 5:25 [a.m.] and the water was coming into our house and the girls were still downstairs. So I panicked, you know, sent a text out on our Facebook group for big eddy residents,” Welsh said.

Water reached devastating levels for their home in April 2025, just 27 days post renovations from February’s flood. Welsh said it could take them at least two months to recover once they’re able to access the remaining damage. 

Residents near downtown River Park, Benson Avenue and U.S. 421 Road are evacuating or being dropped off at the end of their street to walk to their homes. 

Corey Tincher and her family are among those evacuating.

“It wasn’t supposed to start until 9:30 [a.m.] and ended up raining for, I think like, five hours straight here and we woke up and the steps were already submerged,” Tincher said. 

She said as of April 7, 2025, her home has not flooded because of almost four feet of crawl space.

Tincher returned to her home on Monday to continue searching for their family’s lost pet she believed was rescued by neighbors. 

Both families said that they’ve relied on community support during this time, and Welsh thanked Frankfort’s leaders for their updates through the severe weather. 

On Monday, Frankfort’s Lakeview Park opened a temporary supply distribution location to provide cases of water and food from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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