Is McCracken County Safer Now? - OpenSIPS Trunking Solutions

The mccracken county sheriff's department sai they, along with mccracken county emergency management and kentucky state police, were going door to door in the area asking those affected to leave now. Read also: 10 Chilling Facts About Ed Gein's Photos You Won't Believe!

Area churches have opened their basements as shelters, and the kentucky transportation cabinet has closed highway 286 to ensure safe and efficient recovery efforts. Read also: Unidentified Ginger Leak: Prepare For A Mind-Blowing Revelation

Ballard county has declared a local state of emergency and is coordinating with state and federal partners for a swift recovery.

With flood waters still covering most of the area, april watson, chief deputy director for mccracken county emergency management, said crews have evacuated approximately 50 people from the area.

State police said tuesday a medical condition caused the death of a man whose body was.

A lot of businesses are closed, governments are closed, there should be no reason to go downtown right now, wilkerson said.

There are 538 state roads closed from flood waters, beshear said.

Usually a calm county road, husband road is currently submerged by floodwater.

Mccracken county emergency management personnel visited the area in a rescue boat tuesday to assess the damage.

The map below shows a simple count for crime in mccracken county, meaning it will closely resemble state population maps.