940  
WGUS63 KJKL 081916  
FFAJKL  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
316 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2024  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-091200-  
/O.CON.KJKL.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-240509T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-  
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-  
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-  
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHITLEY CITY, MIDDLESBORO, PIKEVILLE,  
PAINTSVILLE, INEZ, WEST LIBERTY, IRVINE, SOUTH WILLIAMSON,  
ANNVILLE, JENKINS, WHEELWRIGHT, HARLAN, CAMPTON, MOUNT STERLING,  
PINEVILLE, COAL RUN, FLEMINGSBURG, PIPPA PASSES, WILLIAMSBURG,  
OWINGSVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, STEARNS, CORBIN, STANTON, CLAY CITY,  
ELKHORN CITY, FRENCHBURG, BRODHEAD, SALYERSVILLE, RAVENNA,  
MONTICELLO, MANCHESTER, HAZARD, WHITESBURG, BARBOURVILLE,  
BOONEVILLE, MOUNT VERNON, PRESTONSBURG, CAMARGO, HINDMAN, HYDEN,  
CUMBERLAND, SOMERSET, BEATTYVILLE, LONDON, SANDY HOOK, JACKSON,  
BURNSIDE, MOREHEAD, AND MCKEE  
316 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2024  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LOW-WATER  
CROSSINGS WOULD BE THE FIRST TO FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN  
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MAY LEAD TO INSTANCES OF  
FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA  
RIVERS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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