FLOOD WATCH
FLOOD WATCH ISSUED JUNE 27 AT 6:56PM EDT UNTIL JUNE 28 AT 8:00AM EDT
Effective: 2026-06-27 18:56:00
Expires: 2026-06-28 08:00:00
Issued by: NWS Jackson KY
Alert Text
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BEPOSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY, ESTILL. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY, JOHNSON AND MARTIN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LAUREL, MCCREARY, PULASKI, ROCKCASTLE, WAYNE AND WHITLEY. IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, BELL, BREATHITT, CLAY, FLOYD, HARLAN, JACKSON, KNOTT, KNOX, LEE, LESLIE, LETCHER, MAGOFFIN, OWSLEY, PERRY, PIKE AND WOLFE.
* WHEN...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR WHERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THE MOST PERSISTENT, RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING.
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Target Area
ESTILL, ROCKCASTLE, JACKSON, PULASKI, LAUREL, WAYNE, MCCREARY, WHITLEY, KNOX, BELL, HARLAN, JOHNSON, WOLFE, MAGOFFIN, FLOYD, LEE, BREATHITT, KNOTT, OWSLEY, PERRY, CLAY, LESLIE, LETCHER, MARTIN, PIKE