Noon weather forecast

The heavy rain and flash flood threat will wind down over eastern Kentucky and we'll end up partly sunny with a few lingering showers and isolated t-showers.

After that brief break watch for more scattered showers and storms to fire up Thursday, mainly in the afternoon and evening.

Heavy rain will remain a threat.

Highs will stay in the low to mid 80s through Friday and into the weekend.

FORMERLY KNOWNAS TROPICAL STORMFRED PICKS UPSPEED AND TRACKSNORTHEAST ANDOUT OF HEREWEDNESDAY.

THEHEAVY RAIN ANDFLASH FLOODTHREAT WILL WINDDOWN OVEREASTERN KENTUCKYNDA WE'LL END UPPARTLY SUNNY WITHA FEW LINGERINGSHOWERS ANDISOLATED T-SHOWERS.

AFTERTHAT BRIEF BREAKWATCH FOR MORESCATTEREDSHOWERS ANDSTORMS TO FIRE UPTHURSDAY, MAINLYIN THE AFTERNOONAND EVING.EN HEAVYRAIN WILL REMAIN ATHREAT.

HIGHS WILLSTAY IN THE LOW TOMID 80S THROUGHFRIDAY AND INTOTHE WEEKEND.CHRISHAITIAN OFFICIALSHAVE RAISED THEDEATH TOLL FROM AADDELY WEEKENDEARTHQUAKE BYMORE THAN 500--AFTER TROPICALSTORM GRACEFORCED ATEMPORARY HALT TOSEARCH ANDRESCUE EFFORTS.DIAMORE THAN 500--AFTER TROPICALSTORM GRACECHRISHAITIAN OFFICIALSHAVE RAISED THE