790
NWUS53 KJKL 220354
LSRJKL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1154 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0924 PM FLOOD 1 ENE STONY FORK 36.84N 83.52W
07/21/2026 BELL KY PUBLIC
RESENDS FLOOD REPORT FROM 1 ENE STONY FORK
AFTER IRIS ERROR MESSAGE. A SOCIAL MEDIA
POST FROM 9:24 PM DEPICTS FLOODING ALONG
KY-221 BETWEEN TACKY TOWN AND STONEY FORK.
THERE WAS SHALLOW, MUDDY WATER OVER MULTIPLE
STRETCHES OF THE ROADWAY 2 TO 3 MILES AWAY
FROM THE BELL/HARLAN COUNTY LINE. THERE IS A
SHALLOW, ROCKY CULVERT ALONG THE ROAD THAT
IS FILLED WITH RUNNING WATER. THE WATER FROM
THIS CULVERT SPILLED OUT INTO THE ROAD IN A
FEW PLACES. THE WATER ON THE ROAD WAS NOT
FROM STRAIGHT CREEK, WHICH IS DISPLACED
DOWNHILL AND AWAY FROM THE ROADWAY AT THIS
LOCATION. THE TIME AND LOCATION OF THE
SOCIAL MEDIA POST ALIGNS WELL WITH A CLUSTER
OF 200+ CFS MRMS CREST UNIT STREAMFLOW DATA.
JMM
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