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Kentucky Braces for Extreme Heat Just Days After Record Flooding

“It’s going to get really, really hot and that is our new weather challenge,” warned Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.

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As Eastern Kentucky reels from historic flooding that has killed at least 37 people and left hundreds homeless, incoming extreme heat could complicate recovery efforts, warned Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear at a Tuesday morning press conference.

“It’s going to get really, really hot,” he said, “and that is our new weather challenge.”