 Similar rainfall was reported in Kentucky , ranging from 4 to 6 inches ( 100 to 150 mm ) . Flash flooding caused significant damage in several counties . Numerous roads and bridges were washed out . Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed , forcing hundreds to evacuate . Additionally , many cars were damaged or swept away . The Kentucky River overflowed at Hazard in Perry County , inundating a number of streets with up to 4 feet ( 1 @.@ 2 m ) of water . About ten families were forced to evacuate . Damage in Perry County exceeded $ 1 million . In neighboring Letcher County , 100 bridges and culverts were washed out , while about 50 homes were impacted by flooding . Damage in the county reached $ 2 million . In Floyd County , over 750 students and teachers were stranded at a school in McDowell after the Frasure Creek overflowed , inundating several classrooms with over 2 feet ( 0 @.@ 61 m ) of water . Over 200 homes were flooded and many bridges and roads washed in Pike County , with damage reaching $ 2 million . Many residents were left isolated in eastern Kentucky after flooding destroyed bridges and roads . According to state disaster assessment teams , hundreds of residents in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia had flood damage to their houses . Due to the impact from flooding in eastern Kentucky , President George H. W. Bush declared Clay , Floyd , Jackson , Knott , Knox , Leslie , Letcher , Magoffin , Owsley , Perry and Pike counties as disaster areas . 
