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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cicadas will emerge this spring, and this year, Kentucky is at the epicenter. In 2025, Kentucky will see the emergence of Brood XIV (14) of the 17-year periodical cicadas.

The Kentucky River — which appeared to crest in Frankfort Monday morning at about 48.3 feet, the second highest on record — flows into the Ohio River in Carrollton.

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Beshear says there have been over 1,000 water rescues already. Ohio Task Force 1 has also been activated as a Type III team in response to heavy flooding in Kentucky and surrounding states.

In Pikeville, Kentucky, a town with a population of roughly 7,000 people, "nearly every home" in one neighborhood saw flooding impacts, the mayor said.

And if his ground can hold more water, it will hold out longer against drought, and produce less runoff. Kentucky has more than 12 million acres of farmland, and much of it does not sit on flat land.