Insane Flooding - Hindman, Ky Knott County- July 2022 - Drone 4k

Over a foot of rain fell over SE Ky last night (7-28-2022) causing incredible flooding. Drone video at first light shows homes with water up to the roof even after the water receded several feet.
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[@charlessessions7293]

Prayers sent from Mississipi to the good folks of Kentucky suffering through all this !!! 🙏 :(

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Keep your prayers, vote out climate deniers.

[@olgamoraru7306]

Lord, give us mercy

[@jamessummers3866]

I have a warehouse full of thoughts and prayers waiting to be delivered. Should I ask god to deliver them or should I hand them out one at a time?

[@bethraschella5323]

No

[@curte7739]

Our church has got about eight or nine people down there today helping distribute food supplies etc. There are a lot of good people down there helping right now.

[@niwred3054]

I would like to thank everyone for the prayers,I live about 400yds below where the cars were piled up in Leburn, KY,three miles from Hindman, ,I have family members and countless friends who lost their homes,vehicles,and most belongs,but were spared their lives,I thank God for that,sadly bodies are still being recovered,some may never be found,if you watch the clip you can see a white double wide,but it is not there in a later clip that was spliced in the next morning,a friends mother who lived their had called her asking to be rescued as she was on the roof,the daughter posted this on fb,but within a short time the doublewide was washed away with her still on the roof,her body was recovered a few miles away,still,we are Appalachia mountain people,we are among the toughest people,I say that not because I live here,but because it is true,our people,my people are resilient,we are survivors!

[@persefani2854]

I am from Harlan County, granddaughter of a coal miner. Prayers for everyone in the flood Area.. 🙏🙏🙏

[@supermikeb]

If we never used coal this storm would not have flooded this area.

[@persefani2854]

@@supermikeb smh now is not the time to go off on a tangent about Climate change. God controls the climate, the weather. We live in a fallen world that is groaning under the weight of sin. The world will be created new.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Keep your prayers, vote out climate deniers.

[@supermikeb]

@@persefani2854 You are a good example why Kentucky is looking bad today. Is God filtering out the garbage in the oceans? Is he/she making the trees grow faster so we have enough wood? Is there any proof of God? No, the definition of religion is belief in something there is no evidence for.

[@supermikeb]

@@persefani2854 The God Particle being present during the Big Bang was proven, and Peter Higgs won a Nobel Prize for theorizing it 40 years before. The Pope, along with 650 other religions accept Evolution now. Only Evangelicals and Jehovas Witness think science is fake news.

[@cynthiarowe5768]

Oh my goodness. Prayers for everyone affected 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mconcho1812]

Those are steep hills and with strong rain it will accumulate somewhere. Hope everyone is ok

[@mymydelilah]

It's heartbreaking to watch... praying for your speedy recovery from the flood, love y'all😔

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Keep your prayers, vote out climate deniers.

[@alicestillion8125]

More prayers for Kentuckians from Mississippi.🙏♥️♥️God bless!

[@xadam2dudex]

This looks like a very narrow valley .. This kinda thing you'd expect to happen every few years

[@tira2145]

It does, then the government will bail them out and allow them to rebuild right in the same spot. Never let a crisis go to waste.

[@lexiesavannah1380]

i lived there all my life up until a couple years ago. the creek that runs there is never over about 6-8 inches deep. this has never happened before there and no one expected it to.

[@rickyhenry4958]

@@tira2145 dude shut up. Those buildings have been there forever and it’s never got that high. You have no clue what you’re talking about.

[@tira2145]

@@rickyhenry4958 wow, must have struck a nerve. Just because the buildings are there, doesn't make it smart to live there. But the government will bail them out and 5 years from now it will flood again. Those that lived will probably die in that one. You just can't fix stupid.

[@brianvolpe3242]

Boy that’s bad! Prayers from New England, hope everyone is safe!

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Keep your prayers, vote out climate deniers.

[@jamessummers3866]

Yeah.....because prayers are what we have an abundant supply of. If only they did more than make you think they helped,somehow.

[@brianvolpe3242]

@@jamessummers3866 I use to get angry when people would say they’d pray for me until I realized it’s one of many ways to manifest a better reality. We have more power then realized. All is mind!

[@billymadison8574]

@@brianvolpe3242 I used to try to "manifest" things w/ thoughts too. Until I realized sending good vibes & prayers amounts to literally contributing nothing 🤷‍♂️

[@brianvolpe3242]

@@billymadison8574 It’s a commitment, first you got to become aware what you think about the most, quiet the mind through meditation, and really focus on what you want through visualization and emotion. True belief and practice is half the battle. If your hung up on it not working or expect instant gratification… you’ll be defeated by your own mind. You have more power then you realize!!

[@OctPSfever]

Lots of prayers from Houston/TX. 2017 Harvey we went thru a lot...Our hearts are with you...

[@chrismillersrcfamily]

Wow. It’s been rainy here off and on for the past 5 days. We are north of you about 5 hours. Stay safe friend 🙏🏼

[@Zkj12353]

Prayers from Ohio.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Keep your prayers, vote out climate deniers.

[@WayneThePreacher]

Thanks for posting, I'm from Hazard and have family there, they are losing everything, hard to watch.

[@supermikeb]

Where's them Duke boys when you need them?

[@tira2145]

Hopefully they will rebuild out of the floodplain this time.

[@elliehjemmet]

Last time I was in Hindman was to learn about helping kids with dyslexia at Hindman school over 25 years ago. Helped me a lot to help my son. Is the school in this part of the community? I pray everyone is safe and recovers these horrific losses.

[@lexiesavannah1380]

yes hindman elementary is just up the road from where u see the flooding and i bet it was flooded pretty good too.

[@haudeamerican6959]

Prayers from Bakersfield, CA 💔❤️‍🩹

[@rebeccakleitz3177]

Hard to believe how much damage that tiny creek could cause. So sad. One of my favorite places over there.

[@jamessummers3866]

The creek had nothing to do with it. Excessive weather,did.

[@rebeccakleitz3177]

@@jamessummers3866 Wow. All I meant is that this is a tiny little creek that I've often thought I would love to live beside never imagining what kind of damage could be done. One would never imagine such a thing could happen with such a tiny creek. smdh Are you saying that there isn't a tiny creek that flows through there that is normally not even five feet across?

[@billymadison8574]

@@rebeccakleitz3177 gonna guess both components contributed to the flooding

[@rneedham667]

Praying for the people of Kentucky and the animals.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Keep your prayers, vote out climate deniers.

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

@@JeffreyGoddin you're rude.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

@@bennetts-revenge_2 Rather be rude than murdering people with my ignorance.

[@billymadison8574]

@@JeffreyGoddin Keep spamming this in each thread bro. I'm sure your abrasive disregard for other ppl's sentiments is winning em over👌

[@JeffreyGoddin]

@@billymadison8574 Prayers are like recycling for the liberals, lets you off the hook conscience-wise while accomplishing absolutely nothing. If it makes you feel better, I call them out for their BS, too.

[@shanarstra2129]

Heartfelt prayers for our state of Kentucky not because I live there but because you are part of THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!! GOD BLESS PRAYERS!

[@Slayalldayeveryday860]

I was camping at a campground nearby and the campground flooded, people lost campers,boats,and other camping stuff!

[@redtickhound]

Prayers from North Carolina.

[@amarairwin6983]

Thinking of you all, stay safe!

[@El-px6wl]

Take care and stay safe 🙏 from Ireland

[@carolynbishop7923]

Praying for my family in Hazard, Ky and area's around ..

[@MsBonijoni]

. .🍃. .At 2:31 there’s a pile up of several vehicles, did the road or a parking lot cave in ? Has the water level receded since this drone video was taken ? Thank you in advance for your response, and thank you for your coverage too . .✔️

[@lexiesavannah1380]

i’m pretty positive that shot was of a body shop back that way. it sits right by the creek and it looks like the bank washed out from under them and swept them down with the flood.

[@lexiesavannah1380]

it was the combs boys’ body shop. but the water has receded some since then from what i’m aware. i don’t live there anymore but all my family is there. the whole town of hindman is destroyed

[@MsBonijoni]

@@lexiesavannah1380 . .✨. .thank you for the info, sorry to know of your family’s town . water’s an unstoppable force. .can’t imagine a whole town being brought down. .

[@elliehjemmet]

Hindman Settlement School reports that several cars owned by participants in their writers workshop were washed away from the parking lot. Their school was horribly damaged as well, but no lives lost there.

[@researchbear3960]

sending prayers and love to all affected by this insanity...may God protect all our brothers and sisters.... from california. #disastercapitalism is real...

[@lindamccarty9645]

is anyone able to share info about any flood damage at alice lloyd college over at pippa passes?

[@matteowatteo1296]

Struck by how beautiful the landscape is. Terrible tragedy. Prayers for everyone 🙏

[@mikevee3998]

Did anyone live near Elmrock Decoy road or near it during this flood? If so, how bad was the flooding in that area during this?

[@brentmead3131]

I heard their were 4 kids that died, breaks my heads. Bless all the families that have lost loved ones

[@brooklynwren7643]

I'm in rock castle ky and luckily we got missed from all this rain prayers for everybody

[@moonshinefuel]

This is a terrible loss for people in many ways. I can take one look at that valley and its clearly designed for water flow, its the risk everyone takes living in this areas, very vulnerable.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

This event broke the 100+ year rainfall record, this is climate change.

[@moonshinefuel]

@@JeffreyGoddin I can understand there's a lot going on in the world, pf course the harder part is the determining factors and how much of a role do they play with 100% accuracy and certainty. For sure the climate has always changed, no one can debate that throughout history. There is even data out there that suggest all of the planets in our solar system are experiencing climate change, heating up some. The sun does weird things, planets don't move in exact orbits, sort of elliptical, everything is kind of fluid and always changing.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

@@moonshinefuel Nope, this is anthropogenic, 100%. We made this.

[@moonshinefuel]

@@JeffreyGoddin i would practice reservation on punishing yourself, there is a lot of other factors being obfuscated, not sure why.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

@@moonshinefuel There's not, it's our lack of action that killed these people. Blame the GOP.

[@forkly5725]

How are they going to clean this up? Sending prayers

[@unitedwestanddividedwefall2073]

Man, what a lot of water, sure glad we didn't move there I'm so SORRY people lost loved 1's, Indiana is sending help.

[@impalaman4546]

prayers sent from wv 🙏

[@TuesdayLoew]

Prayers for Everyone💔🙏

[@cphilpot]

Well done work sir.

[@smartsassy50]

Prayers for all

[@rhondalandrum7646]

Sending prayers to Y'all in Kentucky and Las Vegas and Missouri and California fires!!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@cyndid6605]

Praying for all affected by floods in USA.

[@eleanormattice3598]

I hope everyone is safe. Rivers need room to meander back and forth across the flood plains, that's how water is cleaned , soaking down through the dirt to replenish the aquifer. Flooding is part of life but will become more severe and frequent with climate disruption. We need to restore and protect rivers' riparian areas to help with the flooding and to help keep our precious water clean.

[@tira2145]

Yes, but the government will bail them out, and allow them to rebuild right in the same spot.

[@jmsimmons3374]

There is no climate change. It is a hoax. Look at meteriologic history. Scientists get more grant money to study this!

[@tira2145]

@@jmsimmons3374 there is climate change, it has always changed and always will. What is a hoax is that man has the ability to stop it from changing.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Finally, a thoughtful response!

[@lexiesavannah1380]

thank you! i used to live there for about 18 years and it’s heartbreaking to see it get like this because it’s never happened before. i get tired of seeing people say they deserve it for building in a valley but there’s really nowhere else to build in the mountains and not to mention the creek is usually under a foot deep. climate change is the cause of all this.

[@me-yy9zz]

Ironic, here in California we're running out of water..................................... prayers to KY

[@jakubjakub188]

it happens in different ways around the world

[@maxinerowe2925]

Prayers

[@phoenixinfinity595]

This area hasn't flooded like this in over 200-250 years most of that stuff wasn't there back then flood plains turned into residential area

[@tira2145]

It flooded exactly like this in 2015. Same area.

[@joew8440]

@@tira2145 that’s 7 years. Pretty close to 200-250, don’t you think?

[@tira2145]

@@joew8440 yep.

[@leaf2180]

@Jay Yoyo they're just saying it's historic because they want it to be. Kinda like how St. Louis' 8 inches of rain was "historic" lol.

[@lexiesavannah1380]

@@tira2145 i was there for the flood in 2015 it was nothing like this.

[@Tank7153]

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:31 KJV

[@enough1494]

OM OMG! The faithless!

[@tinaperry6928]

I'm praying for those people in Kentucky

[@scottowens1535]

Ohh my, bless you,

[@rebeccaizzmee2134]

Weather Warfare man made

[@El-px6wl]

💯% agree, man made climate change, they are trying to control everything and everyone

[@Tank7153]

Judgement.

[@mydnytmover]

Take your meds... Just man polluting the earth,, was not intentional , but they knew inside.

[@Sonofspam64]

Stupidity in human form.

[@leaf2180]

Ignorance. Humans don't have the ability to create storms like this. Don't blame people because you're too ignorant to understand how weather works.

[@slowvega]

I wonder how this will affect the fishing this Fall.

[@pg63clothing]

heartbreaking/ hope ,my friends I have not heard from and their families/friends are OK

[@kingofthedots3835]

My God !....a perfect valley ...wiped out !

[@bossdillman7011]

Insane devistation. Hang in there everyone

[@guycraig2030]

You must be sad for this Area,,Why? Has this flooding occurred prior…terrible..

[@tnliz1448]

prayers from tenn

[@dorothysamson4175]

My thoughts and prayers 🙏 go out to each and everyone involved i want to donate to help ....the red cross or any relief fund set up yet

[@mikehenry4743]

But why build in narrow canyon, bottom land areas like that.

[@funtapaz]

It is the only available flat land, and flooding to this degree is actually incredibly rare. As in hasn't happened in over a century kind of rare. The area has also worked hard to do flood control on its own. This is just an example of nature being nature when it feels like it.

[@lydia_bickel_04]

My Aunt and uncle lost their house due to this flood

[@brackcollins6266]

My hometown, so so sad.

[@darrentaylor4022]

What hit them a hurricane?

[@funtapaz]

Just a thunderstorm after about a week of steady rainfall. The area is on the verge of being a temperate rain forest in yearly average precipitation. The people are usually very well prepared for any reasonable flooding. This was completely unreasonable.

[@Manuel-zo3wg]

Weather ☁️🌡️🔥🌊 Bonkers

[@suemeself6995]

Rain caused this?!

[@caroltardif5999]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Lotsielots]

...Building on flood planes, don't do it unless you are fine with being flooded.

[@brendacarroll5490]

That is my worst fear. God bless and prayers for evry one

[@brendacarroll5490]

From South Te as

[@wildhorses78]

That water is really deep.

[@glenncheatham1320]

That’s terrible! 😞

[@tinkerbellpan5288]

Oh my🙏 Then Cali in a drought🙏 This world is so out of balance😩

[@jasondoary6057]

That’s downright apocalyptic

[@skymeadow7762]

Holy cow 🙏🙏

[@MilfHunter369]

Might get my boat an go see how the fishing is

[@focusintegrity8490]

A Nursing Home and High School are in there.

[@katieanderson8960]

APTTMHY!!!

[@shawnwood3494]

Looks like people built homes on a old riverbed…..

[@JacquelineCarpenterabby4aidan2]

The worst ever.I am in Breathitt County. God bless Kentucky

[@ironfistdave8571]

Stop chemtrailing

[@bigwheelsturning]

When the ocean surface temps rise, tons of water vapor is given off. It has to come down somewhere.

[@funtapaz]

The issue here is in no way directly traceable to global warming or whatever. The Gulf weather pattern into central appalachia is very well documented. The rains are a result of orographic lifting. Many areas are on the edge of being classified as temperate rain forest (and some areas to the south actually are!) The issue here was that there was a good week of steady rainfall before, followed by one night of a severe storm that just *didn't move*.

[@bigwheelsturning]

@@funtapaz The Gulf waters are not hotter now than before?? Not more water vapor heading north?

[@tira2145]

Why do people insist on living right next to a river? Don't they know that it will always flood again? But the government will bail them out and allow them to rebuild right in the same spot.

[@darrellhall6508]

Hindman's not next to a river. The closest they have to a river is Troublesome Creek.

[@tira2145]

@@darrellhall6508 river/creek. Why do people insist on living right next to it? I have no sympathy for them, or people who live right next to the ocean after a hurricane. Don't be coming for help from me.

[@lexiesavannah1380]

@@tira2145 you have no sympathy? shows what a miserable person you are. the creek is usually a few inches deep. tell me how this is something they could’ve foreseen? less than a foot of a creek flooding overtop their houses? and no one is coming to you for help so just keep ur nose out of it? the people in that town are poor and don’t have lots of resources to just up and carve a hole out of the mountain to live on. so yes some people build where its more affordable. that town has been there for a long time and never had an issue like this. but sure, blame the people.

[@funtapaz]

Because there's no other flat land to develop on? The federal government gets mad when we try to use strip mines for development too, so we can't do that either apparently. If you wanna do the "just move" angle how about paying for people to do it yourself? Since it's so cheap and easy and all that. Also you may need to help move entire communities since, y'know, people there tend to value them.

[@bethbradley1986]

Oh, God help these people...

[@bethraschella5323]

😢😢

[@mrgadget1485]

Deliverance!

[@dustydustydusty]

This is a time of prayer and fasting for the people. And help.

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

No room for flood plains there. Mountain, creek, mountain.

[@celeno31]

😵😵

[@gregorycombs7304]

All my kin are safe thank God

[@theabandonmentoftruth5896]

for brains!!!

[@FavelaDomini904]

Nada nada ni desayuna pero tu si barbaro

[@imminentthreat2923]

for brains!

[@theabandonmentoftruth5896]

sadistic,

[@MyKharli]

Look at all that contaminated water .

[@pyroheep7497]

Prayers from ohio

[@bluegrasslegends]

Such a terrible disaster.

[@heaterpistol6067]

When the water rises, snakes wander toward human habitation. Be careful.

[@Icureditwithmybrain]

Humans really need to stop building their homes in rivers.

[@funtapaz]

Those aren't rivers, they are creeks. The nearest river is pretty far off and only a few inches deep most of the time.

[@joyharp1949]

👀👀👀

[@bethraschella5323]

Mammal Papel Pratt

[@3goldfinger]

There is an Ark waiting to save the people of Kentucky, first come first saved.

[@jackcomeaux2280]

Looks like a gully washer.

[@rgclark1926]

😬

[@kingofthedots3835]

How did Hazard avoid this fate ...it's barely south west and has a river through town !...a miracle

[@Cindy-lr6su]

On the wings of snow white dove shabbat shalom from Cali

[@orangemonster61]

lmao