In a post on X, Beshear said Breathitt, Clark, Lee, and Letcher counties and the city of Winchester have verbally declared the emergency.

The Cocke County Emergency Management Agency shared that evacuations are expected for those affected by flooding along the Pigeon and French Broad Rivers.

According to Gov. Andy Beshear, four counties have declared a state of emergency following damage from Hurricane Helene.

Johnson County, Tennessee has officially declared a state of emergency, according to mayor Larry Potter, after many areas of the region faced widespread damage.

Gov. Brian Kemp issues a state of emergency Tuesday for every county as Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency prepares.

Andy Beshear announced on social media that four counties have verbally declared a state of emergency due to the remnants of Helene hitting Kentucky. Three of those counties are in Eastern Kentucky. Breathitt,