989  
WGUS63 KJKL 220041  
FFAJKL  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
841 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-069-104-106>112-114-119-120-220145-  
/O.CAN.KJKL.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260722T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-JACKSON-  
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-  
MARTIN-PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALYERSVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, RAVENNA,  
PRESTONSBURG, COAL RUN, WEST LIBERTY, CLAY CITY, CAMARGO, SOUTH  
WILLIAMSON, JACKSON, BEATTYVILLE, IRVINE, WHEELWRIGHT, ELKHORN  
CITY, INEZ, MCKEE, OWINGSVILLE, ANNVILLE, FRENCHBURG, STANTON,  
FLEMINGSBURG, SANDY HOOK, CAMPTON, MOUNT STERLING, BOONEVILLE,  
PIKEVILLE, MOREHEAD, AND PAINTSVILLE  
841 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL,  
NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN  
EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY, BATH, ELLIOTT, ESTILL, FLEMING, MENIFEE,  
MONTGOMERY, POWELL AND ROWAN. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY, JOHNSON AND  
MARTIN. IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, BREATHITT, FLOYD, JACKSON, LEE,  
MAGOFFIN, MORGAN, OWSLEY, PIKE AND WOLFE.  
 
THE FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH IS BEING  
CANCELLED.  
 
 
 
KYZ068-079-080-083>088-113-115>118-220600-  
/O.CON.KJKL.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260722T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
ROCKCASTLE-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-  
KNOTT-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CORBIN, PIPPA PASSES, WHITLEY CITY,  
MANCHESTER, STEARNS, JENKINS, PINEVILLE, WILLIAMSBURG,  
MONTICELLO, HINDMAN, WHITESBURG, BURNSIDE, LONDON, SOMERSET,  
HAZARD, HYDEN, BRODHEAD, CUMBERLAND, MIDDLESBORO, HARLAN, MOUNT  
VERNON, AND BARBOURVILLE  
841 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY,  
LAUREL, MCCREARY, PULASKI, ROCKCASTLE, WAYNE AND WHITLEY. IN  
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, BELL, CLAY, HARLAN, KNOTT, KNOX, LESLIE,  
LETCHER AND PERRY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF CREEKS,  
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. LOW-WATER  
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
GEERTSON  
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