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Another round of flash flooding hits Hazard
<p>Water running off mountains will the valleys in Hazard caused flash flooding for the third time this summer.</p>

Water running off mountains will the valleys in Hazard caused flash flooding for the third time this summer.

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Hail came down during Wednesday afternoon's surprise storm.
Hail came down during Wednesday afternoon's surprise storm.
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Another round of severe storming caused yet another flash flood in Hazard yesterday. The storms just keep coming in eastern Kentucky where as the rest of the united states finds themselves in drought.

The flooding didn’t last long but came quickly around six pm Wednesday afternoon.

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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Furniture, supplies, and other materials lined the walls of the hallway at Big Creek that just a day before had been full of mud and water. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
The hardest hit room at Big Creek was the kindergarten room which is in a separate building to the side of the school. Mud and water from the overflowed creek still covered the floor of the room Wednesday afternoon as cleanup had yet to begin in that area. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Debris and vegetation stuck to the chain-link fence and playground equipment behind Big Creek Elementary on Wednesday, evidence of the moving flood waters that filled the school Monday night. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Rugs and other upholstered furniture was set out to dry in the parking lot on Wednesday as cleanup efforts continued. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
Volunteers came from cross the Perry County School District to help continue cleanup efforts Wednesday at Big Creek Elementary. The resource center, situated in a separate building behind the school building, was one of the harder hit areas of the campus. (photo by Amelia Holliday | Hazard Herald)
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