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Rainfall Exceeds Expectations

An aerial view of homes near Quicksand.
An aerial view of homes near Quicksand. Photo: Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader (AP)

Meteorologist Alex Lamers tweeted that the rainfall in Hazard “is more than double (!) the 1-in-100 average annual chance threshold, and a couple inches beyond even the 1-in-1000 threshold.”