Popular radio host spends night in car after heavy rains flood bridge to his Lexington

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Heavy rains turned what should have been a routine evening into an unexpected overnight adventure for well-known folk singer and radio host Michael Johnathon.

The host of WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour found himself stranded at the bottom of his remote log cabin property, nestled between Fayette and Bourbon counties, when rising floodwaters made his bridge impassable.

"I stayed in my car til about 3 o'clock in the morning before I could get across the bridge," Johnathon said.

The heavy rainfall transformed a creek on his property into impassable high water, cutting off access to his home and forcing him to sleep in his car for most of the night.

"It's a run-off creek so when it rains it floods and goes down just as fast," he said.

Despite the inconvenienc